Showmax premieres first-time director’s film at Joburg Film Festival, and announces slate
- Bare-knuckle boxing film Musangwe has its world premiere at JFF, ahead of 22 March 2024 release on Showmax
- Showmax announces more movies in development from first-time film directors
Musangwe has its world premiere at JFF. The Showmax Original film Musangwe will have its world premiere at the Joburg Film Festival.
Takalani Masevhe wants to become a champion boxer but keeps trying to shortcut the process. While visiting his ailing grandmother in Venda, he discovers musangwe, a bare-knuckle boxing competition. Can he take the title, and the love of Lufuno, from Matome, the reigning champ?
Wiseman Zitha (Entangled) stars as Takalani, with Mulisa Mudau (Muvhango) as Lufuno and Tiisetso Thoka (The Herd) as Matome. Also look out for Africa Movie Academy Award nominee Millicent Makhado (Muvhango), Phophi Mudau (Skeem Saam), Elsie Rasalanavho (Muvhango), and Khathu Litshani, well-known on TikTok as DJ Khathu.
Produced by The Milton Empire (Intlawulo, Mzali Wam), Musangwe is the debut feature film from Lufuno Nekhabambe, who was part of the SAFTA-winning directing team on Gomora and was also nominated twice for his work on Isithembiso.
Musangwe screens at 17h30 on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 at Theatre-on-the-Square in Sandton before coming to Showmax on Friday, 22 March 2024.
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