The long-awaited release of proudly local feature film and sequel New Material will be in cinemas nationwide from November 26.
In Joburg South, the film will be shown at Ster-Kinekor Southgate and @Movies Gold Reef City.
In New Material, much-loved character Cassim Kaif, played by Riaad Moosa, continues to ply his trade as one of South Africa’s few Muslim comedians while balancing the demands of a marriage, a young child and living in a house with his ageing parents.
His father, Ebrahim (Vincent Ebrahim), has reluctantly accepted his son’s chosen career for now, but it is still a simmering issue.
While Cassim’s career is going reasonably well, he performs mostly to Johannesburg Muslim audiences and yearns to expand his audience nationally and further hone his craft.
Yusuf (Joey Rasdien), his best friend and agent, plans a national tour but they are totally out of their depth.
From the outset, the tour is beset with problems, from an over-eager sponsor (played by Rajesh Gopie) who expects too much from the deal to Cassim having to make tough decisions when international opportunities present themselves.
This is exactly what Cassim wanted. Or is it?
The sequel to the smash hit film also stars Schalk Bezuidenhout, Carishma Basday, Zakeeya Patel, Denise Newman, Kurt Schoonraad and media personality Shashi Naidoo.
