Characters needed, Cape Town

Men and women 8 - 50 Years old, Western Cape

An agency is looking for the following:

Man in Cafe
1 X 24-28 year old male. He’s a young guy living in a South American city, on a night out at a local cafe to watch the football.

Dark hair. 5’8”-6’. Athletic build. Cool and believably good- looking, healthy guy of South American ethnicity. He has a charismatic, cool, unpretentious, slightly quirky look. Could have stubble/slight beard but no thick beard or visible tattoos.

Street Football
6 X Male. 18.yrs old All races,Physically, they enjoy a kickabout and are in good shape – though not unrealistic for an ordinary teenager. they can genuinely play football (although they don’t need to be pro ).

Woman at ATM
1 X 20-30 years old. White (she is playing an ethnically Russian /Eastern European character). Ideally blonde. Pale/not strongly tanned. She’s got a strong sense of style, a natural intelligence and an authentic, down-to-earth quality.

She is slim, of medium height and is believably attractive. She could have a slightly edgy look – perhaps a quirky haircut.

Man at ATM
1 X 35-45 year old father. Solidly built. Healthy and attractive but with a rumpled appearance. White or Slavic ethnicity (he is playing an ethnically Russian/Eastern European character). Pale/not tanned.

He is of medium height and has a friendly, open face

Boy at ATM
1 X 8-10 year old football fan.

Physically, he is of white or Slavic ethnicity (he is playing an ethnically Russian/Eastern European character). Pale/not tanned. He should look like he could be the son of the man from the same scene.

Ideally dark hair and a little on the skinny side.

He is passionate about football and is a competent player.

R3 000

Female Taxi driver
1 X Black Female. 40-50. She is the driver of a taxi in an African city. She is tough, no nonsense with a natural warmth and a winning charisma.

Black. Dark hair. 5’6”-5’10”. Full of life. Some wrinkles. An unaffected quality as a performer. To play an African taxi driver. A realistic (not petite) shape but physically healthy. Confident driver.Licence a must!

Driver of broken down car
1 X Male, 50-65. Black (to play African). 5’8”-6’. He’s the owner of a slightly battered old car. Has a sense of humour and lives in the African countryside

Friendly look with a great smile. Slightly quirky. No glasses. Hair is greying (or he is balding). Should be in healthy shape..

Father in Apartment
1 X Indian/Pakistani Male, 30-35 years old. He’s the father of a young, football kid. He’s stuck with the domestic chores and is incredibly touched when his son offers to give him a hand.

Believably good-looking – kind, serious and smart. Tired and a little worn by his responsibilities. Not too clean cut: looks like a working/middle-class guy

Boy in apartment
1 X Boy playing age of 8-10. He’s a young, football mad kid with a cheeky sense of humour.

South Asian (Indian/Pakistani) – needs to have similar look and same ethnicity as the actor playing his father.

• Casting had ended