Faan se Trein

'n Man se onskuld, 'n dorp se onreg.

Based on a pair of incredibly successful plays dating back more than 30 years, Faan and his train finally make it onto the big screen. It is the tale of a simple-minded young man, set to inherit some valuable items when his father dies. The town's doctor's wife decides she needs to get her hands on these things and begins playing Faan, which leads to unforseen outcomes. This results in Faan being sent to an institution, before the townsfolk step in. In Afrikaans language with English subtitles.

115 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Violence, Prejudice).
Drama, Afrikaans, South African.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Wish this train would stop following me ...

Credits

Cast	Marius Weyers, Deon Lotz, Willie Esterhuizen, Anel Alexander, Nicola Hanekom, Sandra Kotze, Cobus Rossouw
Director	Koos Roets
Screenplay	Pieter Fourie, Koos Roets, based on the plays by Pieter Fourie
Music	Nik Saklellarides
Cinematography	Amelia Henning
Editing	Nicholas Costaras
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
Made in	2014
Produced by	Clearwater, Red Pepper Pictures, KykNet

IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Low impact with sexual innuendo
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Very mild with a low impact, e.g. Faan mishandles the doctor's wife
Prejudice	Infrequent but with low impact
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer	15
Cape Times Steyn du Toit Bitter-sweet tale of an innocent mind.	10
Average .. 63%	13

Trailer

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