The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week

Entertainment

August 23, 2016

In the mood for some space-faring? How about a thriller starring everyone’s favourite ocean predator?

Check out this week’s biggest movie release below:

Star Trek Beyond

Age restriction: 10-12PG V

Run time: 124 minutes

Starring: John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba

Directed by: Justin Lin

Synopsis:

The members of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

The Shallows

Age restriction: 16 HV

Run time: 86 minutes

Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Jose

Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra

Synopsis:

Nancy is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 metres from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills.

Nine Lives

Age restriction: PG

Run time: 87 minutes

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines, Mark Consuelos

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld

Synopsis:

Tom Brand is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His company is nearing completion on the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere.

But Tom’s workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his wife Lara and daughter Rebecca. Rebecca’s 11^th birthday is here, and she wants a cat. Tom hates cats but needs a gift.

He finds a mystical pet store where the owner, Felix Perkins, presents him with a tomcat named Mr. Fuzzypants. En route to his daughter’s party, Tom has a terrible accident. When he wakes he discovers he is trapped in the body of the cat.

Adopted by his own family, he begins to experience his life through a new perspective. In order to return to his family as the husband and father they deserve, Tom will have to learn why he has been placed in this peculiar situation.

Dora’s Peace

Age restriction: 16 LV

Run time: 85 minutes

Starring: Khabonina Qubeka, Danny Keogh, Hlubi Mboya, Ronnie Nyakale, Paballo Koza, Meren Reddy, Denel Honeyball

Directed by: Konstandino Kalarytis

Synopsis:

Dora, a Hillbrow prostitute, shields a gifted young boy from the violent clutches of organised crime. In the process, she discovers aspects of her own lost humanity.

Dis Koue kos, Skat

Age restriction: 13 L

Run time: 106 minutes

Starring: Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Deon Lotz, Elzabe Zietsman, Frank Opperman, Angelique Gerber

Directed by: Etienne Fourie

Synopsis:

When Clara Brand discovers that her husband, Bernard, is cheating on her with her friend and colleague, Anais, things take a turn for the worse.

Caught between a collapsing marriage, a ruined friendship and being a mother to her two children, Clara moves her family from Johannesburg to Cape Town in an attempt to start afresh.