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Friday, August 14, 2015

LIFE OF A KING



M-Net Movies Premiere DStv Channel 103 will present Life of a King on August 17 at 19h00.

Directed by Jake Goldberger in 2013, the drama stars Cuba Gooding Jr, Dennis Haysbert and LisaGay. Rating: PG13V

Chess and crime don’t seem to belong in the same film, but it this instance chess is a way of escape from violence and drugs for troubled inner-city kids.

Former convict Eugene Brown finds life on the outside very tough, as he does not have many friends and cannot find a decent job because of his record. Then he finds his purpose in life on a chessboard, alongside a bunch of kids desperately looking for hope.