(Pallance Dladla as
TK and Thishiwe Ziqubu as Skiets)
Local movie Hard To
Get has been selected to screen at the prestigious London Film Festival in
October. Released two weeks ago to critical acclaim Hard To Get is now being embraced by the international community,
with an official screening at the London Film Festival in October.
The London Film Festival is the UK's largest film event
and this year is screening more than 250 features, documentaries and shorts
from almost 40 countries. Hard To Get
is in exalted company as this festival showcases the finest in contemporary
cinema, championing creativity, originality and imagination.
The London Film Festival has announced that Hard To Get is "a compact, highly
enjoyable and kinetic action thriller that unfurls at breakneck speed in
downtown Johannesburg. With its elegant and atmospheric camerawork, Hard to Get draws us into the South
Africa's nefarious criminal fraternity with aplomb. Young director Zee Ntuli
displays a solid mastery of the action genre, racing us from one fantastic
set-piece to the next, while Thishiwe Ziqubu shines as Skiets and Pallance
Dladla imbues TK with the cool of a classic noir anti-hero."
Director Zee Ntuli is ecstatic that his first feature
film is finding resonance in the international community. "I am very
excited that Hard To Get has been
accorded this honour. This is not a big budget movie at all but it was made
with love and passion and this commitment from all involved in the project
translated onto the screen. I have also been very fortunate to have been
nurtured and strongly supported by two wonderful producers, Junaid Ahmed and
Helena Spring, in my first feature project as writer/director."
KZN based producer Junaid Ahmed says: "This project
has been an absolute rollercoaster - given the fact that we were still shooting
in March this year! Hard To Get was
selected as the opening night film at the 35th Durban International Film
Festival in July and released in cinemas last week. Now this wonderful news of
being selected for the London Film Festival! It's also very exciting to work
with new South African talent who are creating a new cinematic landscape in
South Africa."
Co-Producer Helena Spring says that she is
"absolutely thrilled to have been instrumental in launching great new
sure-footed talent like Zee Ntuli and his lead cast. We are especially proud
that the film is attracting such favourable international attention."
Hard To Get is
presently screening in cinemas nationwide.
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