Enjoyable South African biopic about the corrupt cricketer. It is sympathetic to Hansie but it’s still clear he’s an idiot who couldn’t resist the money. Fun scenes with Indian bookmakers, and actors impersonating well known cricketers. I saw this on the cheapie pay TV channel and it was wasted – you could surely get decent ratings on Channel Nine or something, if only out of interest. The acting is serviceable, the Christian angle isn’t rammed down anyone’s throat, the production values are strong (they have some damn nice houses in South Africa). Interesting credit at the end which thanks cast and crew for being understanding re: payment while waiting for funding to come through.
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