No cinema, no problem - Local film 'Griekwastad' a DStv BoxOffice hit

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The Afrikaans film Griekwastad has had an impressive over 50 000 digital rentals so far on MultiChoice's DStv BoxOffice.

has seen more than 50 000 digital rentals so far on DStv's BoxOffice.locally-produced South African film meant for the big screen, had to forego its red carpet premiere and the usual press tour to instead make its debut on the small screen on 5 May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Secondly, dark subject matter like crime thrillers, especially based on gruesome real-life events, lure fewer moviegoers than comedies, romcoms or adventure films.has been rented more than 50 000 times," Tim Theron, who plays Jacques Steenkamp in the film, tellsTim is one of the film's producers through the SCENE23 production company, together with Deon Meyer, Cobus van den Berg and Tracey Lange.

"It wouldn't have helped at all though if we didn't have the extremely positive word-of-mouth which is still the best marketing tool out there." "We don't try and answer this question in the film, but what we do show is the journey of everyone, especially our police detective, that was pulled into this tragic event and had to try and make sense of it."While Griekwastad had a blue carpet premiere last year at kykNET's 2019 Silwerskermfees

 

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