Angus Buchan's Ordinary People
| Angus Buchan's Ordinary People | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | FC Hamman |
| Produced by | Andre Scholtz Jarrod de Jong FC Hamman Peter Scott |
| Written by | FC Hamman Piet Smit |
| Starring | Anton Dekker Jaco Muller Lucky Koza David James Anrich Herbst Angus Buchan |
| Music by | Mauritz Lotz Michael W. Smith |
| Cinematography | Rory O'Grady |
|
Production
company |
FC Hamman Films
Spotlight Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Ster-Kinekor Distribution |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
115 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English Afrikaans |
Angus Buchan's Ordinary People is a 2012 South African drama film that tells the story of South African preacher Angus Buchan and the intertwining stories of three men en route to one of Buchan's Mighty Men's Conferences. It is not a sequel to the film Faith Like Potatoes, also based on the life story of Angus Buchan. The film was directed by FC Hamman and stars Anton Dekker, Jaco Muller, Lucky Koza, David James, Kate Normington, Robin Smith and Norman Anstey. Buchan makes a brief appearance as himself.
The film opens with Angus Buchan's story as he realizes from the time he is a teen that he wants to be a preacher, and is discouraged when his minister tells him about the years of schooling he must complete. He goes on to acquire a farm and eventually marry, and while he works hard to make a success of his land, he never abandons his dream. He begins by preaching to the maize in his field from the back of his truck, and this grows into his audience of thousands at his Mighty Men's Conferences.
The story then shifts to three interwoven stories, based on real characters and real events.
Lucky Nzimande (Lucky Koza) is a career criminal who unwittingly attempts to hijack what turns out to be two policemen on their way to the Mighty Men's Conference. After his gun fails to fire on Lucky, one of the policemen takes this as a sign from God that he is meant to take the man to the Conference with them. They handcuff Lucky in the back and ask him about his story; he talks about never knowing his father and his mother dying when he was 8. He started stealing early on to help provide for his siblings and grandmother, who died when he was 13. Lucky escapes from the policemen and is assaulted that night, suffering a gash on his head. The next day the men see him and kindly offer to tend to his wound and give him a ride home. Afterwards he agrees to go to the Conference with them.
André Cloete (Jaco Muller) is an alcoholic young adult who is self-destructing quickly due in part to his emotionally absent but strictly religious father. His mother covers for him when he crashes his car into a neighbor's gate, begging her not to call the police. After another severe accident his father prays over him and realizes he is too harsh, but Andre continues to drink and party after getting out of the hospital. He then finally agrees to attend the Conference with his father and brother.
...
Wikipedia