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A cable that kills and a lie that won't die — Afrikaans horror-comedy chaos.

Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene (2017)

campyunhingedsmall-town sinister

Overview

ComedyThrillerMystery

A Horror comedy with unexpected twists in an equally strange cable ... and an outright lie only be returned by the end neck.

Flag of ZAZAaf
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lizz Meiring's unhinged Bonnie steals every scene.

Practical Effects

Gloriously gross cable-kill effects on a shoestring.

Writing

The lie structure — revealed only in the final neck snap.

Best for:Friends: Drunk movie night where you scream-laugh at the cable deaths.·Solo: Late-night curiosity about obscure South African cinema.·Rewatch: Catching all the lies you missed the first time.
Heads up:Gore: Cable-related deaths are creatively disgusting.·Language: Afrikaans profanity flies fast and furious.
ReleasedJan 27, 2017
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Stepping Stones Entertainment

Top Cast

Lizz Meiring

Lizz Meiring

Bonnie Van Der Byl

Louw Venter

Louw Venter

Captain Hendrik Venter

Dorette Potgieter

Dorette Potgieter

Cecilia de Waal

Deon Lotz

Deon Lotz

Du Toit De Waal

Lida Botha

Lida Botha

Enith Conradie

Andre Weideman

Andre Weideman

Constable Mickey Mentz

Francois Coetzee

Francois Coetzee

Hank Venter

Geon Nel

Geon Nel

Percy Celliers

Jacques Theron

Jacques Theron

Jacques Petout

Laré Birk

Laré Birk

Roxie Roos

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Deep Dive

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Cultural

One of the few Afrikaans-language horror-comedies, mining Afrikaner small-town dynamics for both laughs and dread.

Trivia

The 'rooi skoene' (red shoes) of the title reference a local legend about women who vanish — visual callbacks appear in Bonnie's wardrobe.

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Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene - Lokprent

Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene - Lokprent

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