2016 is finally beginning to wind down, which means more and more people get to escape to spend the holidays with their families.
That also means it’s the perfect time to escape to the silver screen.
Check out the biggest movie releases in South Africa this week below:
The Edge of Seventeen
Age restriction: 13 LS
Run time: 105 minutes
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner
Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig
Synopsis:
Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and Krista (Hayley Lu Richardson) are inseparable best friends attempting to navigate high school together…until Nadine discovers her older brother and Krista have been secretly dating behind her back. They soon realize that there is a fine line between best friends and worst enemies.
Equity
Age restriction: TBA
Run time: 100 minutes
Starring: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas
Directed by: Meera Menon
Synopsis:
Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption.
Fallen
Age restriction: PG 13
Run time: 92 min
Starring: Lola Kirke, Addison Timlin, Joely Richardson
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Synopsis:
A young girl finds herself in a reform school after therapy since she was blamed for the death of a young boy.
At the school she finds herself drawn to a fellow student, unaware that he is an angel, and has loved her for thousands of years.
Robinson Crusoe
Age restriction: PG V
Run time: 91 min
Starring: Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden, Matthias Schweighöfe
Directed by: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen
Synopsis:
Robinson Crusoe is stranded on a picturesque tropical isle in the midst of a furious storm, and he meets a cast of crazy creatures, changing all of their lives forever.
No matter their differences, the castaway human and quirky animals embark on a hilarious new adventure, building the island’s first treehouse, and surviving together.
Inferno
Age restriction: 13 V
Run time: 121 min
Starring: Tom Hanks Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Directed by: Ron Howard
Synopsis:
Robert Langdon, the famous symbologist, is on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brook, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories.
A United Kingdom
Age restriction: PG 10-12 P
Run time: 111 min
Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike Jack Lowden, Tom Felton
Directed by: Amma Asante
Synopsis:
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the king of Bechuanaland (Modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948, in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments
