Nothing for Mahala

Where did it all go wrong?

The team behind TV's Soul City have produced this 'educational' comedy to help adjust peoples' attitudes to money. An up-and-coming property agent is desperate to make his mark in life and believes you have to spend money in order to make it. The only problem is that he is spending a lot more than he is making, driving the flashy car and trying to outdo the neighbours. This extravagant lifestyle gets him into trouble with loan sharks and, through a series of mishaps, in trouble with the law. He gets sentenced to 200 hours of community service at an old-age home. There he meets a grumpy old man who spent his life chasing money and now finds himself miserable and alone. Their story is a comic clash of cultures spiced up with hard-hitting life lessons. There's also a chance for love with a woman who has a totally different value system.

105 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Comedy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Almost a chain gang.

Credits

Cast	Thapelo Mokoena, Marius Weyers, Jamie Bartlett, Mmabatho Montsho, Lillian Dube, Kenneth Nkosi
Director	Rolie Nikiwe
Screenplay	Darrel Bristow-Bovey
Music	Brendan Jury
Cinematography	Rory O'Grady
Editing	Melanie Jankes Golden
Sound formats
Made in	2013
Produced by	NGO Heartlines, Quizzical Pictures

Official Site | IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama [sic], should be Comedy
Language	Complex but not harmful
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild and infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Mild alcohol consumption and smoking
Comments	The movie contains positive resolutions, i.e. there is more to life than wealth and money. The sheer positive resolution that comes out of the movie is reconciliation. When Xolile learns this lesson from Hendrick, i.e. that there's money [sic] he launches a campaign of epic proportions, to save the old age home. He also begins to pursue altruistic virtues, e.g. he facilitates the reconciliation between Hendrick and his estranged daughter.
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith While away free time with audience pleaser.	10
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Fliek laat weinig te wense oor.	10
Cape Times Steyn du Toit No such thing as a free lunch.	10
Average .. 50%	10

Trailer

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