Jobman

Jobman

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1989
1h 37m
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Drama

Overview

Smith, the deaf and dumb son of a rural coloured preacher, refuses to accept the menial labour on offer in the small farming community where he’s grown up. He tries to earn a living in the city, but this ends in assault, and his return home sparks off a cycle of vengeful violence.

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43 members
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Kevin Smith

Jobman

Kevin Smith
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Tertius Meintjes

Karel de Ras

Tertius Meintjes
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Lynn Gaines

Anna

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Marcel Van Heerden

Sergeant Louis

Marcel Van Heerden
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Goliath Davids

Pyp

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Josephine Liedeman

Petra

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Danny Keogh

Prison doctor

Danny Keogh
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Charles Comyn

Gas station proprietor

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Greg Latter

Cop #1

Greg Latter
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Robin Smith

Cop #2

Robin Smith
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Louis Van Niekerk

Pieter de Ras

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Gys de Villiers

Venter

Gys de Villiers
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Sann de Lange

Ouma

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Val Donald Bell

Joanna de Ras

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Norman Coombes

Doctor

Norman Coombes
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Dot Feldman

Midwife

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Marie Human

Mrs. Venter

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Dick Reineke

Oom Ryk

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Dawie Maritz

Oom Tollie

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Ivan Sylvester

Jobman Senior

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Phillip Wolfaardt

Priest

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Raffaele Sabatini

Jan

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Gamiet Peterson

Stuurie

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Ricky Rudolph

Dors

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Cedwyn Joel

Constable #1

Cedwyn Joel
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Aubrey Maasdorp

Constable #2

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Jonathan Stanton Humphreys

Pieter de Ras

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Frank Opperman

Bartie

Frank Opperman
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Deon Opperman

Sonny

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Deon Coetzee

Koos

Deon Coetzee
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Nico Liebenberg

Jacob

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Nic Potgieter

Les

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Michael Copley

Gys

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Thys Du Plooy

Willem

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Frank van Heerden

Dennis

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Dan Robbertse

James

Dan Robbertse
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Sean Higgs

Keith

Sean Higgs
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Bruce Fields

Marcel

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Freda van Rooyen

Albert

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Graham Clarke

Thug #1

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Andrew Worsdale

Thug #2

Andrew Worsdale
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Brad Morris

Thug #3

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Bill Curry

Anna's uncle

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