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  • Malunde (2001)
  • 119 min | Drama
Malunde (2001)
119 min | Drama

In post-apartheid South Africa, wiry 11-year-old Wonderboy is trying to survive on the crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg. Kobus, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget "good old days" when he was "somebody": a man honoured...See moreIn post-apartheid South Africa, wiry 11-year-old Wonderboy is trying to survive on the crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg. Kobus, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget "good old days" when he was "somebody": a man honoured for his bravery. Now he's hoping for something to make life worthwhile again. Kobus takes a job as a traveling deliveryman. His pickup loaded to the brim with tins of Rainbow Wax to shine up the nation's furniture, Kobus encounters Wonderoy at a traffic intersection; hoping for some change, the boy eagerly cleans the car's windscreen. Gangster Stix appears, waving a gun and wanting to kill Wonderboy. The boy has only one chance: to leap into Kobus' car, urging him to drive like hell because he is about to be "car-jacked". Kobus buys it and they race off, shaking off the gunmen. Kobus wants to get rid of the "little gangster" as soon as he can. But he needs someone to guard the car--and he is not much of a salesman. Wonderboy uses all his street-wise skills to make Rainbow Wax big business. So begins a journey in which they move from mutual antagonism and suspicion--even hatred--to friendship, in which they come to terms with a troubled past and create an unexpected future. Written by Steven Canclini See less
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Oct 24, 2002 (Germany)

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32 cast members
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Ian Roberts
Kobus Malan Kobus Malan   See fewer
Kagiso Mtetwa
Wonderboy (Philip Khumalo) Wonderboy (Philip Khumalo)   See fewer
Winston Ntshona
Grandfather Khumalo Grandfather Khumalo   See fewer
Mosa Kaiser
Breakfast (as Musa Kaiser) Breakfast (as Musa Kaiser)   See fewer
Wilmien Rossouw
Diane Malan Diane Malan   See fewer
Tertius Meintjes
Stephan Malan Stephan Malan   See fewer
Peter Butler
Moegsien Moegsien   See fewer
Charles Pillai
Mr. Khan Mr. Khan   See fewer
Grethe Fox
Estelle Estelle   See fewer
Trudie Taljaard
Tannie van Rooyen Tannie van Rooyen   See fewer
Dolly Rathebe
Mam Lucy Mam Lucy   See fewer
Ken Gampu
Baba Gusha Baba Gusha   See fewer
Michele Burgers
Rina (as Michelle Burgers) Rina (as Michelle Burgers)   See fewer
Kwezi Nkanza
Aunt K Aunt K   See fewer
Mary Twala
Grandmother Khumalo Grandmother Khumalo   See fewer
Daniel Roberts
Hannes Malan Hannes Malan   See fewer
Cara Roberts
Cindy Malan Cindy Malan   See fewer
Henrietta Gryffenberg
Charmaine Charmaine   See fewer
Andries Monwabisi
Johannesburg policeman Johannesburg policeman   See fewer
Matt Stern
Johannesburg policeman Johannesburg policeman   See fewer
Jacques Gombault
Local hero Local hero   See fewer
Shane Howarth
Local Elvis Local Elvis   See fewer
Gift Leotlela
Xolile Xolile   See fewer
Tshamano Sebe
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
Andrea Pretorius
Michelle Malan Michelle Malan   See fewer
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