Friday's Ghost (1980) | Official Film | Hector Mathanda | Roy Dlamini | Dumi Shongwe

It’s been three months since Simon’s father passed away and to date his house has been left abandoned.Simon and Friday arrive one day to find their friend, Ntombi, waiting for them. The trio enter the house to do an inspection, and Friday soon becomes convinced the place is haunted, refusing to be left alone at any time. Simon, not sharing Friday’s supernatural suspicions, finds his friend’s nervousness amusing.That night, however, Friday becomes even more convinced the house is haunted when he believes he sees a ghost in the middle of the night. The plot thickens when Raufus, a local thug wanting Ntombi’s hand in marriage, sets his sights on owning Simon’s father’s farm, claiming he is owed money by the deceased father. But Simon has no intention of letting his father’s land go. Raufus and a fellow thug break into the house and, after being confronted by Simon, flee in terror, believing they’ve actually seen a ghost – which they in fact did! The ghost turns out to be Simon’s late father, there to help and guide them all. Friday overcomes his insane fear of the supernatural and together with Simon and Nthombi, they follow the ghost’s instructions in order to defeat Raufus and save the day. Director: Marcel Joubert Producer: Steve Hand Stars: Hector Mathanda, Roy Dlamini, Dumi Shongwe WATCH IT NOW ON https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fridayghost 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/...