Expect something of a thrillride as being promised in acclaimed South African novelist-turned-filmmaker Deon Meyer’s new movie, aptly titled Jagveld. Taking to the helm with his own script, the film is slated for a March 17 release date and after three earlier teasers, the official trailer is out and giving us all the reasons in the world to be excited.
SYNOPSIS:
Emma’s a beautiful, kindhearted nursery school teacher who abhors violence. It’s the end of term and she’s on her way to visit her father on his farm in the Karoo. Bosman is a violent man, a hardened criminal and drug dealer. Bosman and his group of thugs have a mission to transport a load of drugs, worth millions, to Cape Town. They make sure to take all the back roads in order to avoid the police, but their plan backfires when a traffic officer orders them off the road for a vehicle inspection. It is then, in this vast open space of the Karoo, that Emma and this group of criminals’ paths cross. She sees too much and they need to get rid of her, fast. The hunt begins but who is hunting whom?
The bloodletting has already begun as per the earlier promotional assets but the full trailer is just below, and in good faith that we get a stateside release sometime soon, check it out below and cross your fingers. Neels van Jaarsveld and Tertius Mentjes also star along with Tim Theron, Bouwer Bosch, Edwin van der Walt and Luan Jacobs.
