The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week

July 26, 2016

After a quiet couple of weeks we are beginning to see the return of the winter blockbusters releasing in South Africa.

With a cold snap affecting most of the country, we suggest you wrap up warm and check out the biggest movie releases in South Africa this week:

Ghostbusters

Age restriction: PG

Run time: 116 min

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy

Directed by: Paul Feig

Synopsis:

Two authors, Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, co-write a book suggesting that ghosts are real.

Years later, after Gilbert is laughed out of a prestigious teaching position at a university, she forms the ‘Ghostbusters’ with her co-author, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker in order to save the world when ghosts invade Manhattan… and stop a powerful demon named Rowan.

Jason Bourne

Age restriction: 13 V

Run time: 123 min

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon

Directed by: Paul Greengrass

Synopsis:

Jason Bourne, the CIA’s most lethal former operative who went underground, is drawn out of the shadows.

Several years after his mysterious disappearance, the trained killer now completely aware of who he is, wrestles with the consequences of his identity as he tracks down a colleague and starts to uncover hidden truths about his past.

Wonder Boy for President

Age restriction: 13 L

Run time: 91 min

Starring: Kagiso Lediga, Lara Lipschitz, Madlingozi, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Tony Miyambo, Zabalaza Mchunu

Directed by: John Barker

Synopsis:

Wonder Boy for President tells a story of Wonder Boy, a charismatic and authoritative young man from the Eastern Cape, who is coerced into running for president by two dubious and corrupt characters.

Their aim is to mould him into a great politician and manufacture his downfall at the right time, for the right price.

Nobody’s Died Laughing: A Journey with Pieter-Dirk Uys

Age restriction: PG L

Run time: 97 min

Directed by: Willem Oelofsen

Synopsis:

In Nobody’s Died Laughing a film crew tries to keep up with one of the hardest working artists in South Africa on a journey from Cape Town, Johannesburg, Grahamstown, Stellenbosch to London, Berlin and his home in Darling.

The film takes a closer look at the man behind all the famous characters, the humanitarian and his educational AIDS awareness work for which he has received international acclaim.

Captain Fantastic

Age restriction: 13 L

Run time: 118 min

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George Mackay, Samantha Isler

Directed by: Matt Ross

Synopsis:

A father’s idea of what it means to be a parent is challenged when he’s forced to bring his forest-dwelling family into the real world.

The concept of ‘family’ and ‘freedom’ are put to the test after leaving the self-made paradise deep within the Pacific Northwest, where he raised his six kids through rigorous physical and intellectual education.