{"id":112997,"date":"2016-12-06T12:58:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T10:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=112997"},"modified":"2016-12-06T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T11:00:50","slug":"the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/112997-the-biggest-movie-releases-in-south-africa-this-week-24","title":{"rendered":"The biggest movie releases in South Africa this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2016 is finally beginning to wind down, which means more and more people get to escape to spend the holidays with their families.<\/p>\n<p>That also means it&#8217;s the perfect time to escape to the silver screen.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the biggest movie releases in South Africa this week below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Edge of Seventeen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13 LS<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>105 minutes<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong><span class=\"itemprop\">Hailee Steinfeld<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">Haley Lu Richardson<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">Blake Jenner<\/span> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Kelly Fremon Craig<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) and Krista (Hayley Lu Richardson) are inseparable best friends attempting to navigate high school together&#8230;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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EB6Gecy6IP8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Equity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>TBA<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>100 minutes<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong><span class=\"itemprop\">Anna Gunn<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">James Purefoy<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">Sarah Megan Thomas<\/span> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong><span class=\"itemprop\">Meera Menon<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"boxout-blurb\">Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ilnh63dcOr4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Fallen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG 13<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>92 min<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong><span class=\"itemprop\">Lola Kirke<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">Addison Timlin<\/span>, <span class=\"itemprop\">Joely Richardson<\/span> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong><span class=\"itemprop\">Scott Hicks<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A young girl finds herself in a reform school after therapy since she was blamed for the death of a young boy.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W2_i11Sm1-Y\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Robinson Crusoe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG V<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>91 min<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong> Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden, Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fe<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>No matter their differences, the castaway human and quirky animals embark on a hilarious new adventure, building the island\u2019s first treehouse, and surviving together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/73O2h4bPMxk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Inferno<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>13 V<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>121 min<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong>Tom Hanks Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, Sidse Babett Knudsen<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Ron Howard<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RH2BD49sEZI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>A United Kingdom<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Age restriction: <\/strong>PG 10-12 P<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Run time: <\/strong>111 min<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring: <\/strong>David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike Jack Lowden, Tom Felton<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Amma Asante<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pX5vI4osR50\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/111999-heres-when-star-wars-rogue-one-tickets-go-on-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\">Here\u2019s when Star Wars: Rogue One tickets go on sale<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the biggest movie releases in South Africa this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":112999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[279,1087,14630,2163],"class_list":["post-112997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-movie","tag-nu-metro","tag-releases","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113097,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112997\/revisions\/113097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}