State of Violence premieres at DIFF

22 Jun 2010

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), which takes place from 22 July to 1 August 2010, will premiere 'State Of Violence', directed by Khalo Matabane, who was the winner of the Best South African Film award at DIFF in 2006 for 'Conversations On A Sunday Afternoon'.

State Of Violence, starring Fana Mokoena, Presley Chweneyagae and Neo Ntlatleng and produced by DV8 Films, tells the story of a man whose wife is murdered in what seems like a random act of violence. He embarks on a search for the killer, only to discover that the killing is linked to the darkness in his past.

"It is a film about memory and denial. A successful man experiences a tragic event, which forces him to go on a journey into a landscape that represents his past. Once there, he is confronted with a memory that he has buried, and incident that tore apart his family," explains Matabane.

The National Film and Video Foundation's head: production and development, Clarence Hamilton, says, "It is gratifying to finally have arrived at this moment after a three-year development of a story that seeks to explore what it will take for South Africans to end the violence that has become so endemic in our post-apartheid world." The NFVF is a principal supporter of the DIFF and a funder of the film. The NFVF and DV8 have a slate deal, which has resulted in the films 'Shirley Adams', 'Izulu Lami' and now this one.

The DIFF is organised by the Centre For Creative Arts (University Of KwaZulu-Natal) with principal support by the NFVF, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism, HIVOS, City of Durban, German Embassy, Goethe Institut, Industrial Development Corporation, Commonwealth Foundation and a range of other partners.

For more, go to www.cca.ukzn.ac.za , and the complete programme which will be released in early July or call 031-2602506.