

Spud
2010-12-03 · 107 min · ★ 7.0
It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. Spud is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
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Production details
- Directors
- Donovan Marsh
- Production companies
- Rogue Star Films, BLM Productions (ZA), The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa, The Little Film Company
- Countries
- South Africa
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,415,999
Top Cast
Troye SivanJohn 'Spud' Milton
John CleeseMr. 'The Guv' Edly
Jamie RoyalHenry 'Gecko' Barker
Blessing XabaSidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott
Tom BurneVern 'Rain Man' Blackadder
Josh GoddardCharlie 'Mad Dog' Hooper
Travis HornsbyAlan 'Boggo' Greenstein
Byron LangleySimon Brown
Jason CopeMr. 'Sparerib' Wilson
Genna BlairDebbie 'The Mermaid'
Charlbi DeanAmanda Lawrence
Julie SummersMrs Milton
Aaron McIlroyMr Milton
Tanit PhoenixMrs. 'Eve' Wilson
Graham WeirMr. 'Viking' Richardson
Ben VossMr. Lilly
Jeremy CrutchleyMr. 'The Glock' Glockenshpeel
Siobhan HodgsonMrs. RobertsTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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