DJ Black Coffee’s movie Matwetwe has taken South Africa by a storm, being one of the top movies right now in Mzansi. On its opening weekend, the movie Matwetwe made over R900 000 in the first three days.
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The movie, which debuted two weeks ago, has already grossed over R2 million rand in just eight days at the box office.
“The film has been doing really well. We reached around R900,000 in three days and it has just gotten stronger from there. We are now over R2-million. It reached it in eight days and we are happy because it took eight days to make.” – Comedian Kagiso Lediga told TshisaLIVE.
“We are already blown away by the response from people. It has done so well. It has doubled its screens and I think there will be one or two more cinemas debuting this week. It is about taking the film to places like Witbank. It is doing well in Mafikeng and even in Botswana.”
Matwetwe tells the story of two best friends who have just finished matric and have an unforgettable New Year’s Eve in Atteridgeville. Their adventures include: scoring a huge deal, dodging a kingpin gangster and winning over a girl.
Kagiso said the secret sauce behind the film’s success was that it was so authentic.
“I think there is a certain kind of authenticity around the film. It’s not like something people have seen before. I think it was well executed and unique. It is really cool that this little experiment is really paying off.”
Matwetwe is produced by the South African House music producer and DJ, Black Coffee. Kagiso directed, written and produced the movie.
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