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May 2, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)

— 96 min - Drama - 10 September 2022

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Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfil his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences, in a spell-binding film of emotions, humour, and tragic role reversals that puts ancient beliefs and customs on trial in an ever increasingly post-modern and Western world.

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May 2, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)

— 96 min - Drama - 10 September 2022

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Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfil his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences, in a spell-binding film of emotions, humour, and tragic role reversals that puts ancient beliefs and customs on trial in an ever increasingly post-modern and Western world.

Director:  ...

March 19, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Invictus (2009)

— 134 min - Drama, History - 10 December 2009

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Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

Director:  Clint Eastwood

Stars:  Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Marguerite Wheatley, Leleti Khumalo, Patrick Lyster, Penny Downie, Sibongile Nojila, Bonnie Mbuli, Shakes Myeko, Louis Minnaar, Danny Keogh, Dan...

March 8, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Mauritanian (2021)

— 129 min - Drama, Thriller - 10 February 2021

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The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

Director:  Kevin Macdonald

Stars:  Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Levi, Langley Kirkwood, Sammer Usmani, Corey Johnson, Matthew Marsh, David Fynn, André Jacobs, Meena Rayann, Arthur Falko, Stevel Marc, Robert Hobbs, Nezar Alderazi, Denis Ménochet

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February 12, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Collision (2022)

— 99 min - Thriller, Crime, Drama - 16 June 2022

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Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.

Director:  Fabien Martorell

Writers:  Sean Cameron Michael, Fabien Martorell, William Gillin, Siphosethu Tshapu

Stars:  Langley Kirkwood, Tessa Jubber, Zoey Sneedon, Bonko Khoza, Mpho Sebeng, Vuyo Dabula, Siphesihle Vazi, Samke Makhoba

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Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter fr...