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Die Pro is a 2015 South African film directed by Andre Velts for kykNet. It is the first Afrikaans Surf Film to be produced.[2] Die Pro is based on Leon de Villiers book also titled Die Pro. It was among the most anticipated Afrikaans Films at the Silwerskerm Film Festival alongside films such as Dis ek, Anna.[3]

Die Pro
Directed by	Andre Velts
Written by	Tiaan van Niekerk
Produced by	Annelie Bouwer Starlyn George Steven Istock Monique Nayard Tiaan van Niekerk
Starring	Edwin van der Walt Reine Swart Zakeeya Patel Arno Greeff Vilje Maritz Marcel van Heerden Albert Maritz Neels van Jaarsveld
Cinematography	Eduan Kitching
Edited by	Linsen Loots
Music by	Bouwer Bosch Wynand Delport
Production companies	kykNet Hoofkantoor Produksies
Release date	August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	South Africa
Languages	Afrikaans, English
Box office	$72,731[1]

Plot

Teenage surfer, Tiaan, has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie. After Dirkie’s death, Tiaan doesn’t want to surf anymore. Then, Dirkie’s twin sister, Yvette, arrives in town and wants to be selected as a Wave-Seeker, a fictional World Surf Tour and something that Tiaan and Dirkie wanted to be a part of. For Yvette to succeed, she needs Tiaan’s help, and needs him to get back on his surfboard...[4]

History

The film is based on the youth book by Leon de Villers. Leon de Villiers was born in Pretoria, 25 July, 1960. He matriculated at Hercules High School in Pretoria. He then studied at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained a BA and Honors degree in Political Science and International Politics. He also obtained a Higher Education Diploma at the same university. After his studies he was a history teacher, but in 1993 he started writing full-time. His first youth book, Aliens and Angels, appeared in Tafelberg in 1996. His second book, Die Pro (1997), received a Sanlam Prize, the Scheepers Prize for Youth Literature and the M.E.R. Award.[5] The book is a prescribed book for grade nine and ten students in South African schools.[6]

References

External links

• Die Pro at IMDb

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