{"id":8927,"date":"2019-08-28T11:13:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=8927"},"modified":"2019-08-28T11:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:13:59","slug":"sparkling-new-comedy-explores-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/08\/28\/sparkling-new-comedy-explores-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparkling New Comedy Explores Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the arrangement is nothing new, \u2018blesser\u2019 is a South African term for an older man who has multiple girlfriends he lavishes with gifts, in exchange for sex and companionship. In turn, the girlfriends post photos on social media of expensive shoes, clothes and piles of cash, tagging the pictures #blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Connie-Chiume-and-Kenneth-Nkosi.jpg?resize=550%2C230\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Connie-Chiume-and-Kenneth-Nkosi.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Connie-Chiume-and-Kenneth-Nkosi.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption>Connie Chiume and Kenneth Nkosi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the subject at the heart of the slick and hilarious new comedy \u2018Blessers\u2019, by actor and director Rea Rangaka, known for \u2018Ode in Blood\u2019 (2013), \u2018For the Lovers Only\u2019 (2012) and \u2018iNumber Number\u2019 (2017). \u2018Blessers\u2019 releases in cinemas on 25 October 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film stars award-winning actor and comedian Kenneth Nkosi (\u2018Skeem\u2019, 2011; \u2018Paradise Stop\u2019 (2011); \u2018District 9\u2019 (2009) and \u2018White Wedding\u2019 (2009), as Jacob Mofokeng, a middle-aged businessman who has become accustomed to his routine, a life which includes his wife, Michelle (Sonia Mbele of \u2018Generations\u2019 fame), his daughter Natasha (Six Nyamane), his work and his fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a powerful CEO, with a big house, a successful spouse, a family, and expensive recreational habits, Jacob feels like life will always be easy. Along with George, his colleague and partner-in-crime, the two dominate the boardroom as well as the bedroom but as it turns out, they do not quite control their homes. Caught knee-deep in the word of blessers, Jacob and his family are about to learn a few hard lessons and discover that they are perhaps not that #blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entrepreneur Thabo Molefe, better known as Tbo Touch, make his big screen debut in the movie. The Touch HD radio owner plays the role of flamboyant Mthakathi the Fixer, who lives in a R48 million penthouse. He throws extravagant parties where he introduces blessers to slay queens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Blessers\u2019 is written by Tbo Touch, Sasa Nqabeni and Kumaran Naidu. It\u2019s produced by Masechaba Rose Molefe and Malebo Manamela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe film was the brainchild of Tbo Touch and Touch HD,\u201d says Rangaka. \u201cMy role was to make it happen. It has an interesting way tonally, of dealing with some really dark material like the concept of blessers, cheating, and the sex trade, and making it palatable. We&#8217;ve seen and lived with the events on screen all around us. The film is \u2018funny ha ha\u2019, but even funnier as in \u2018oh snap!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Blessers\u2019 will be released in cinemas nationwide and is distributed by Indigenous Film Distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLESSERS Official Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mtP2dckMdck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the arrangement is nothing new, \u2018blesser\u2019 is a South African term for an older man who has multiple girlfriends he lavishes with gifts, in exchange for sex and companionship. In turn, the girlfriends post photos on social media of expensive shoes, clothes and piles of cash, tagging the pictures #blessed. That\u2019s the subject at&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/08\/28\/sparkling-new-comedy-explores-culture\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sparkling New Comedy Explores Culture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8927","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=8927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}