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The Pro (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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, has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie. After Dirkies death, Tiaan doesnt want to surf anymore. Then, Dirkies 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 Tiaans help, and needs him to get back on his surfboard...
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.
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