Mooirivier to open on February 6
Just in time for Valentines Day, South African film, Mooirivier will be hitting cinemas this week. From the creators of Klein Karoo, Kaapland Films will be bringing local audiences a romantic film entitled Mooirivier. Produced by Cobus van den Berg, Tim Theron and Jorrie van der Walt and written and directed by Rene van Rooyen, Mooirivier opens in cinemas across South Africa on February, 6 2015.
Mooirivier features five different story lines, a first for a South African film, is a movie about love and features an all star cast with the likes of Tim Theron, Anel Alexander, Hykie Berg, Milan Murray, Nadia Beukes, Heinz Winkler, Bouwer Bosch, Leandie du Randt, Danie Putter, Bennie Fourie, Francois Viviers, Elmie Brits and more. The film also features original music by renowned South African artists.
Mooirivier evolves around the lives of 6 couples, ranging from 12 to 40 years in age, each of them on their own path to discovering true love. But viewers must not expect a typical love story – the film shows the reality of love with at times sad and comical elements.
Throughout the film each character’s story is being told from his own viewpoint and they learn that most of the time, love looks different than the pre-conceived notions people tend to have in their heads. Viewers are also reminded that if you are willing to fight for it together with its challenges and hardships, love always wins.
Mooirivier was filmed in Potchefstroom, and that is also the setting of the film. The producers also donated all the clothes and bedding used in the film, to the Doulos Poverty Relief program after the conclusion of filming. Mooirivier is director Rene van Rooyen’s (who won the best short film category at the Silwerskermfees in 2012 for her short film, Nantes) first full length feature film.
It opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, February, 6 2015.
Win two tickets to the screening of the Mooirivier at Tygervalley in Cape Town on February 12 at 8PM, and two tickets for a screening at Kolonnade in PTA on February 12 at 8PM.
