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Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas

2017 · 20 seasons

A sober, true-crime-adjacent retelling that revisits real lives through the people who lived and reported them.

Created by
Anton Swanepoel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ruda Landman, Martelize Brink
Overview
The series is based on stories that appeared in Huisgenoot magazine. It focuses on the characters, experts and journalists behind the stories.

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Created by
Anton Swanepoel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ruda Landman, Martelize Brink
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • family
    • justice
    • trauma
    Places
    • small town
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Anton Swanepoel
    Starring
    Ruda Landman, Martelize Brink
    Length
    20 seasons, 248 episodes, 46 min each
    Network
    VIA
    Country
    South Africa
    Languages
    Afrikaans, English

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