Ransom (1980) | Full Movie | Pepsy Mabizela | Vuzi Gudaza | Thabi Makhathini | Max Mkhanazi

Joseph and Mathilda’s beautiful outdoor wedding is tragically interrupted when a group of thugs emerge from the bushes and take the bride hostage. A ransom fee of R100’000 is demanded from Joseph who scrapes together the last of his inheritance and, against the advice of his friends, sets out to pay the kidnappers off.The plot thickens when we learn that the mastermind is Joseph’s own brother, and when the groom is tragically stabbed trying to rescue his bride, landing him in hospital, it is up to Mathilda’s determined sister to save the day and unearth the truth behind the kidnapping in an effort to ultimately reunite the couple. Directed by Tony Cunningham Starring Pepsy Mabizela, Vuzi Gudaza, Thabi Makhathini, Max Mkhanazi, Sipho Shezi WATCH IT NOW ON https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ransom Follow Us on Social: Facebook –   / retroafrika   Instagram -   / retroafrika   *NOTICE* This film is one of hundreds (of films) that were produced in South Africa in the period 1980 – 1989, under what was known as the B-Scheme Subsidy*. The subsidy was introduced by the apartheid government to encourage producers to make films for the majority black audiences, with the idea of creating entertainment for the black population in the homelands (the areas designated for people of colour by the Group Areas Act of 1950**), and thereby keeping their minds off of political unrest. It is important to note that despite the circumstances surrounding the original production and release of this film, this film forms an important part of South Africa’s cultural film (and political) heritage and should be viewed in this context. *More About the B-Scheme Subsidy https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...    • The propaganda films of apartheid-era Sout...      • G.R.E.G. CNBC Africa Silver Screen   **More About the Group Areas Act of 1950 https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/...