The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week

With a couple of shorter weeks in a row, there is no better time than now to sneak away to the movies for a couple of hours.

From superheroes to drug cartels, check out the biggest movie releases in South Africa below:

Suicide Squad

Age restriction: 10-12 PG LV

Run time: 123 min

Starring: Jared Leto, Margot Robbie ,Will Smith

Directed by: David Ayer

Synopsis:

A secret government agency run by Amanda Waller, recruits and assigns imprisoned supervillains to carry out near-impossible black ops missions in exchange for shorter prison sentences.

The volatile task force known as the “Suicide Squad” band together against an unknown but powerful threat in order to save the world and earn clemency.

The Infiltrator

Age restriction: 16 LV

Run time: 127 min

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo

Directed by: Brad Furman

Synopsis:

U.S. Customs official, Robert Mazur, goes undercover during the 1980s to assume the alias “Bob Musella”, becoming an integral component of a money laundering racket for drug lords.

Managing to seed himself into the dangerous world of international cartels, he uncovers and infiltrates a dirty cash syndicate controlled by Colombian kingpin, Pablo Escobar.

Our Kind of Traitor

Age restriction: 16 LV

Run time: 108 min

Starring: Damian Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård

Directed by: Susanna White

Synopsis:

A British couple become complicit in a Russian magnate and notorious money launderer’s plans to defect while on vacation in Marrakech.

Now, precariously suspended between the Russian Mafia and British Secret Service, they’re unsure who to trust as the businessman leads them on a dangerous journey through Paris, the Swiss Alps and London.

My Father’s War

Age restriction: 10-12 PG

Run time: TBA

Starring: Edwin van der Walt, Erica Wessels, Stian Bam

Directed by:

Synopsis:

A young man is constantly at odds with his father, a veteran of the South African Border War.

When he starts having dreams about meeting his father at his own age as a combat soldier during the Border War, his life is turned upside down. Now armed with new insight and empathy for their difficult relationship, there’s renewed hope for some form of father-son reconciliation.

The Meddler

Age restriction: PG

Run time: 100 min

Starring: J.K. Simmons, Rose Byrne, Susan Sarandon

Directed by: Lorene Scafaria

Synopsis:

Marnie, a lonely and heartbroken widow, moves across America from New York City to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, Lori, following the death of her husband.

Relocating in the hope of starting a brand new chapter, she begins interfering with Lori’s life, only to meet a number of people who are in need of her special skill set.