Ster-Kinekor is celebrating the richness, diversity and creativity of South African filmmaking with the exclusive release of two distinctly different local productions over the next two months. From an atmospheric Western horror to a proudly local comedy, audiences can experience new stories on the big screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas.
Each film showcases a unique South African voice and demonstrates the breadth of local storytelling currently emerging from some of the country’s leading filmmakers.
The Trek
For fans of the darker side of cinema, The Trek delivers an unsettling blend of Western and horror. This local film releases exclusively from 31 July at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas, following a triumphant film festival tour with selections at the Shanghai International Film Festival, Raindance in London and BIFAN in South Korea. This film has also received a Jury Prize win at Fantasporto in Portugal and a Best Cinematography win at Fantaspoa in Brazil.
The Trek follows a family of 1846 Dutch-Afrikaans settlers (Morné Visser and Trix Vivier) and their British benefactor (Rob Van Vuuren) as they make the perilous journey across the Kalahari to assert their claim on a plot of land. When they’re joined by a mysterious Khoen stranger (Maurice Carpede), the group soon realises that they are being stalked by something older and far more merciless than the desert itself.
The film is led by Durban-born cinematographer Meekaaeel Adam, making his directorial debut.
Where: Ster-Kinekor’s Brooklyn, Garden Route Mall, Rosebank Nouveau and V&A Waterfront cinemas from Friday 31 July.
Crazy Heist
Bringing plenty of local humour to the big screen is Crazy Heist, a comedy centred around the colourful members of the Jukulyn Stokvel as they prepare for their year-end getaway to Hartbeespoort. Kopano Molokoane directs.
With financial pressures mounting, gambling debts, relationship drama and the appointment of the group’s famously stingy member to collect the travel fund, the stokvel’s plans quickly spiral into a series of hilarious misadventures that celebrate the quirks, personalities and everyday realities familiar to many South Africans.
This film releases exclusively from Friday 7 August 2026.
Where: Mall of the North, Wonderpark, Mall of Africa, Eastgate, Southgate, Rustenburg, Ilanga and Mimosa.
Watch the trailer here
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