''The Pro'' () is a 2015 South African film directed by Andre Velts for kykNet. It is the first Afrikaans Surf Film to be produced. The film 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.

Plot

Teenage surfer, Tiaan Nothnagel, has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie Lawrence. After Dirkie’s death, Tiaan doesn’t want to surf anymore. Then, Dirkie’s twin sister, Yvette Lawrence, returns to 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...

Cast

* Edwin van der Walt as Tiaan Nothnagel * Viljé Maritz as Dirkie Lawrence *

Reine Swart Reine Swart (née Malan; born 17 May 1990) is a South African director, writer and actress. She starred in the Afrikaans surf film ''Die Pro'' (2015). She appeared alongside Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen in the film ''Detour (2016 film ...

as Yvette Lawrence * Albert Maritz as Kruiwa * Neels van Jaarsveld as Geyer * Arno Greeff as Dustin * Bennie Fourie as Hermann * Zakeeya Patel as Jasmine * Morné du Toit as Peet *

Marcel van Heerden Marcel van Heerden (born 1952) is a South African actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the popular films ''The Flyer'', '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' and ''White Wedding''. Personal life Van Heerden was born in 1952 in Cap ...

as Ed Nothnagel * Helene Truter as Elize Nothnagel * Dorette Potgieter as Mrs Lawrence * Simeon Scholtz as Young Dirkie

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. The book is a prescribed book for grade nine and ten students in South African schools.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pro, The 2015 films Afrikaans-language films Films shot in the Eastern Cape South African drama films Surfing films 2010s South African films