Ster Kinekor Presents December DVD Line-Up

Our recently added feature continues to gain momentum this month with another set of great DVD movie titles from Ster Kinekor. Officially the last set for 2017 (still amazing to think that the year is almost up…crazy!), this month’s flicks comprises of mostly proudly South African titles. Here’s a specific look:

ATOMIC BLONDE
The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spy craft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies.

Genre: Action/Thriller
16LV
Running Time: 113 mins

THE SON OF BIGFOOT
Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot! He has been hiding deep in the forest for years to protect himself and his family from HairCo. a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA. As father and son start making up for lost time after the boy’s initial disbelief, Adam soon discovers that he too is gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination. But little do they know, HairCo. is on their tail as Adam’s traces have led them to Bigfoot!

Genre: Animation/Comedy
7-9PG
Running Time: 92 mins

KROTOA
Krotoa, a feisty, bright, young 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential interpreter for van Riebeeck who became the first Governor of the Cape Colony. As such Krotoa ends up being rejected by her own Khoi people and destroyed by the Dutch when she tries to find the middle way between the two cultures.

Genre: History
13DPSV
Running Time: 117 mins

VAN DER MERWE
In every country there is a person who is the butt of all jokes. In Ireland it is Paddy, in Israel it is Hymie, in South Africa, that person is Van der Merwe – this is his story. Set on the Van der Merwe farmstead, the story centers on Van’s daughter Marike who returns home from a gap year in England with her new fiancé George, a British boy who is studying to become a doctor. This creates all sorts of problems and challenges for Van as he tries to come to terms with the fact that his daughter is marrying an Englishman.

Genre: Comedy
7-9PG
Running Time: 95 mins

BABY DRIVER
Baby is a young and partially hearing-impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It’s a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc’s plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby’s skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music?

Genre: Action/Crime/Music
16LV
Running Time: 115 mins

VASELINETJIE
Vaselientjie, a white girl is raised by her loving brown grandparents in a remote rural village. When the welfare finds out that she is not their biological grandchild, they send her to an orphanage in the far away city of Johannesburg.

Genre: Drama
13
Running Time: 103 mins

BEDEVILED
Five friends are terrorized by a supernatural entity after downloading a mysterious app.

Genre: Horror/Thriller
16HLSV
Running Time: 95 mins

KILL SWITCH
A pilot battle to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.

Genre: Horror/Thriller
16HLV
Running Time: 95 mins

LOGAN LUCKY
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Genre: Drama/Crime
10-12PGLV
Running Time: 118 mins

HOME AGAIN
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Genre: Drama/Comedy/Romance
PG -13
Running Time: 97 mins

ARMED RESPONSE
A team of highly trained operatives find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its AI is suddenly shut down. The crew begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena as they attempt to uncover what killed the previous team.

Genre: Horror/ Thriller
16HLV
Running Time: 93 mins

And that, ladies and gents, is a wrap from a year that has had some great movie titles. 2018 also looks promising from the little I’ve seen but can it really measure up? Your guess is as good as mine, better stay tuned.

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