Spud
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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3 films
Cast
82 people
John Cleese
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Troye Sivan
John 'Spud' Milton
Known for
The Idol
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Jamie Royal
Henry 'Gecko' Barker
Also in
Black Mirror
Sven Ruygrok
Robert 'Rambo' Black
Known for
ONE PIECE
Star Trek: Section 31
Blessing Xaba
Sidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott
Tom Burne
Vern 'Rain Man' Blackadder
Josh Goddard
Charlie 'Mad Dog' Hooper
Travis Hornsby
Alan 'Boggo' Greenstein
Byron Langley
Simon Brown
Known for
The Kissing Booth
Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack
Jason Cope
Mr. 'Sparerib' Wilson
Known for
District 9
Chappie
Genna Blair
Debbie 'The Mermaid'
Charlbi Dean
Amanda Lawrence
Known for
Triangle of Sadness
Black Lightning
Donovan Marsh Director · John Van De Ruit Author Ed Jordan Composer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $4M · First release December 3, 2010
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,415,999
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Rogue Star Films
Production
BLM Productions (ZA)
Production
The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa
Production
The Little Film Company
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Africa · December 3, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 17, 2011 · Digital · Mature themes and sexual references
Denmark
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 5, 2012 · Physical
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