Riaad Moosa and his bright Material
As Ronnie Apteker's latest movie, Material, is about to enter the circuit, the reviews are glowing with praise. Daily Maverick talks to the man in the centre of the action, Riaad Moosa. [video]
...Just that morning [of the interview], Megan Godsell, a writer, director and filmmaker in her own stead, was gushing with praise for Material. "It was subtle and gentle and funny as well as heartbreaking!" she enthused. "Everyone must see it!" She rates Material alongside Paljas, God is African, Tsotsi and White Wedding - films she calls real South African films.
"It's an interesting thing," Moosa says, weighing the feedback he's received so far. "I think non-Muslims are going to like this movie more than Muslims."
Read the full interview on www.dailymaverick.co.za. The film opens in cinemas countrywide on 17 February 2012.
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