Die Ongelooflike Avonture van Hanna Hoekom

"Based on the novel by Marita van der Vyver, this is an endearing coming-of-age dramatic comedy."

2010 1h 33m AF

🙌

8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 5

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Based on the favourite Afrikaans children's novel, Hanna is 14 going on 15 and is part of a rather unconventional family. They go on holiday to the Cederberg for a family reunion, which leads to plenty of surprises and reconciliation. Hanna is an intelligent and imaginative young girl who's earned herself the nickname "Hoekom," because she's forever questioning things. When her eccentric mother decides that the family – including her gay biological dad, actor stepfather, detestable half-brother and two stepbrothers – should spend their winter holiday in a remote house on a mountain, they end up stranded with nowhere to go and no-one to turn to except each other.

“Based on the novel by Marita van der Vyver, this is an endearing coming-of-age dramatic comedy.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Mana
Gys de Villiers
Beyers
Anneke Weidemann
Hanna
Heléne Lombard
Margot
Crystal-Donna Roberts
Sharon
Dawid van den Bergh
Yann
Christopher van der Westhuizen
Amos
Justin Carlse
Tibo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Regardt van den Bergh
Writers: Gustav Kuhn
Languages: Afrikaans

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 6

ERA

Did you know

Released 16 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 6

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 6

CAST

Did you know

Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Gys de Villiers and Anneke Weidemann carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 6

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Based on the novel by Marita van der Vyver, this is an endearing coming-of-age dramatic comedy.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 6

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1687231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 6

WILD

Did you know

Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Regardt van den Bergh directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Afrikaans.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Gys de Villiers and Anneke Weidemann carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Based on the novel by Marita van der Vyver, this is an endearing coming-of-age dramatic comedy.".
5IMDB entry: tt1687231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.