‘Nommer 37’ a window into crime
Local thriller goes international
THE long anticipated South African crime thriller, made its cinema debut last week Friday.
“My hope is that this film will be seen by all South Africans because the story is so universal and relatable, while giving us a peek into a world that’s familiar to some but unknown by most through the lens of a voyeur. By the time the audience walks out of the cinema, they will have been thoroughly entertained, surprised and quite possibly (though questionably) looking to buy a pair of binoculars,” said director and writer Nosipho Dumisa about her directorial debut.
This production, which had its world premiere at the International SXSW Film Festival in Texas, was selected to represent the country at the 18th annual Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Switzerland from July 6 to 14.
It was also recently announced that Dark Star Pictures gained exclusive North American distribution rights. The North American screening of the full-length feature will kick-off in New York and Los Angeles, followed by an early winter video-on-demand release.
is based on the Saftaaward-winning short film of the same name, which was co-directed by Nosipho Dumisa and Travis Taute. The movie is set in Haven Mansions, a fictional block of apartments in her imagined suburb of the Cape Flats, New Haven. It tells the story of Randal Hendricks (Irshaad Ally), a recent paraplegic, who is given a gift of binoculars by his devoted girlfriend, Pam (Monique Rockman).
But he is in financial debt to Emmie (Danny Ross), a sadistic loan shark, and when he witnesses a powerful criminal, named Lawyer (David Manuel), commit murder while observing his neighbours through his binoculars, he initiates a blackmail scheme in an attempt to settle his debt.
With deception and greed around every corner, what follows is a thrilling ride that puts both their lives in mortal danger… as the world around Randal deteriorates further and further into chaos.
a striking rap song inspired by life on the Cape Flats, was the first single from the soundtrack to be released.
It was created by Cape Town rapper, Youngsta CPT, and leading man, Irshaad Ally, and boasts a typical rap rhythm and a taunting repetitive chorus.