Hopeville - the movie, to hit the big screen soon
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Called Hopeville, and taken from its small screen fore-runner that was screened on SABC 2 last year, it is based on South African moral values and aiming to explore these virtues further in cinematic style.
Hopeville is the uplifting story of Amos Manyani, a recovering alcoholic who moves to a rundown rural town in the hope of eking out a new life with his alienated son Themba.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...