Written and directed by Frans Cronjé, Born to Win is a Christian Faith movie based on a true story that will inspire believers as they follow one man’s journey to find his faith.

From the producer of the hit faith movie Faith Like Potatoes, which sold over 2.2 million DVDs in 17 languages worldwide, Born to Win is not quite as good, but still tugs at your heartstrings. 

A Film About Courage, Faith, and Perseverance

The movie follows Leon Terblanche, played brilliantly by Greg Kriek (Momentum), a teacher at a school for children with disabilities. He finds himself confronted with the question: “Where is God?” This sets him on a journey in which he discovers that he has never been alone amid the hurt and brokenness of his past.

Leon learns that no matter how broken you are, God is always our only living hope. The film shows how God turns the hurt, frustration and emptiness of a man into hope, faith and victory, inspiring people to be the winners they were born to be.

How God Transforms Pain Into Purpose

Beautifully filmed by Jorrie van der Walt and featuring an endearing soundtrack by Simon Ratcliffe, both set the movie’s rhythm and poise, creating intense, realistic, and heart-driven levels of pain amid impossible odds. Leon goes through a failed relationship and circumstances beyond his control. What he experiences with the children is pure heartache.

The movie was theatrically released in South Africa in 2014 and received the Golden Crown Award for Best Evangelistic Film in 2015 (ICVM). 

A Story of Redemption and Renewal

The movie is poignant with very touching performances by other cast members, including Leoné Pienaar (Break Away), Nadia Beukes (Mooirivier), Cobus Venter (Skin), Marie Cronjé (Faith Like Potatoes), Dorette Potgieter (Citizen Verdict), Anrich Herbst (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Sylvia Mdunyelwa-Kobus (Tula Tula), Garth Collins (Zulu), Merlin Balie (Break Away), Tim Theron (Mooirivier) and  Leandie Du Randt (Semi-Soet).