ICYMI: South African boxing flick to open 40th Durban International Film Festival (DIFFest)
Cape Town - The Durban International Film Festival , presented by the Centre for Creative has announced Jahmil X. T. Qubeka'sSouth Africas longest running festival kicks off on Thursday, 18 July and runs through to Sunday, 28 July.
The film stars Bongile Mantsai as Dudu Nyakama, Thembekile Komani as Duke Nyakama, and the cast includes, amongst others, Faniswa Yisa, Patrick Ndlovu, Siv Ngesi, Owen Sejake, Angela Sithole, Nomhle Nkonyeni and Zolisa Xaluva."The film is a gritty and authentic glimpse into the street life of one of South Africa's largest and oldest townships packaged in an entertaining and accessible feature film," says producer Layla Swart.
"We are very excited to be opening our 40th edition with this gritty, raw film by Jahmil," says Chipo Zhou, DIFF Festival Manager."This is a film which we believe will do very well as a cinema release, with boxing as the means to tell the story, and its multi-layered narrative will resonate with audiences globally."
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