{"id":10850,"date":"2020-09-23T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=10850"},"modified":"2020-09-23T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T13:55:03","slug":"tnt-original-movie-days-of-bagnold-summer-to-premiere-at-garden-route-international-film-festival-griff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/09\/23\/tnt-original-movie-days-of-bagnold-summer-to-premiere-at-garden-route-international-film-festival-griff\/","title":{"rendered":"TNT Original Movie &#8220;Days Of Bagnold Summer&#8221; To Premiere At Garden Route International Film Festival (GRIFF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This October, TNT Original Movies brings an exciting twist to its original slate of movies. On Saturday, 3 October, Days of Bagnold Summer will premiere on TNT, DStv channel 137, and then feature at the Garden Route International Film Festival (GRIFF) from Wednesday, 7 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In true retro fashion, the movie will be aired as part of the Drive-In Cinema screenings. \u201cIn light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, we had to change our concept for the short term to ensure the festival goes ahead. To this end, we are bringing back Drive-ins to the Garden Route International Film Festival,\u201d says Patrick Walton, GRIFF Festival Director. The Drive-in Cinemas will feature a double bill for each venue with the screening of a film in competition and an \u2018oldy but a goodie\u2019 each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adapted from the graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, Days of The Bagnold Summer is a tender, funny coming-of-age story about single parenting and heavy metal. Sue (Monica Dolan) works in a library. Daniel (Earl Cave) eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his dad and his dad\u2019s new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as they each reckon with private tragedies \u2013 and pursue their personal passions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Days of Bagnold Summer, be aired for the first time on a big screen in South Africa at the following Drive-In Cinema venues:<br \/>Plettenberg Bay Rugby Club \u2013 Wednesday, 7 October @ 19h30<br \/>Knysna Primary School \u2013 Saturday, 10 October @ 19h30<br \/>Sedgefield Lions Club \u2013 Sunday, 11th October @ 19h30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drive-In Cinemas tickets will be a sought-after commodity. Depending on the venue, and Covid-19 restrictions at the time, up to 60 cars per venue are anticipated. Tickets* range from R220 \u2013 R250 and are available from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webtickets.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">www.webtickets.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TNT is obsessed with creating unique experiences for movie fans. With the new TNT Original Movies, they\u2019re providing African audiences with an exciting, wide range, and consistent flow of high-quality programming across all genres, building a slate of originals that is nothing short of amazing, aligned with international standards! Catch the premiere of Days of Bagnold Summer on TNT Africa, DStv channel 137 on Saturday, 3rd October, at 20:00 CAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Days of Bagnold Summer is premiering on TNT, DStv channel 137, on Saturday, 3 October at 20:00 and it will repeat on the following dates:<br \/>Monday, 5 October @ 15:15<br \/>Monday, 19 October @ 11:23<br \/>Thursday, 29 October @ 15:05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Drive-In Cinema ticket are subject to postponement (not cancellation) depending on Covid-19 level at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This October, TNT Original Movies brings an exciting twist to its original slate of movies. On Saturday, 3 October, Days of Bagnold Summer will premiere on TNT, DStv channel 137, and then feature at the Garden Route International Film Festival (GRIFF) from Wednesday, 7 October. In true retro fashion, the movie will be aired as&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/09\/23\/tnt-original-movie-days-of-bagnold-summer-to-premiere-at-garden-route-international-film-festival-griff\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TNT Original Movie &#8220;Days Of Bagnold Summer&#8221; To Premiere At Garden Route International Film Festival (GRIFF)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[239],"class_list":["post-10850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festival","category-film","tag-griff","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}