POLOKWANE – If you plan to stay at home this holiday season, you can pass the time by watching hours-and-hours of festive season themed movies.
Review compiled a list of movies you simply have to watch this holidays.
What to Watch on:
Showmax:
A Zulu Christmas
In A Zulu Christmas, a young boy – who is used to the city life, being spoiled by his mother and getting his way – has to spend Christmas with his grandmother on her farm in KZN. Will he rediscover his heritage and find a deeper meaning in Christmas?
A Christmas Chorus
When the Covid-19 pandemic shuts down all theatres, a group of actor friends decide to come together and create a unique Christmas Eve performance. The directorial debut of SAFTA-winning ‘Kanarie’ screenwriter and composer Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, ‘A Christmas Chorus’ is a musical about awakening hope and passion during dark times.
A Twisted Christmas
In A Twisted Christmas, a wealthy family loses everything just before Christmas and the only person willing to take them in is their long-time Muslim gardener and his family. Together, they celebrate a ‘Mubarak’ Christmas and learn the meaning of real family.
A Boere-Krismis
In Claire’s final attempt at becoming an actress-director-writer, she uses her fiancé’s family in a docu-film to launch her failed career.
Netflix: Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
This movie tells the story of Regina: a rich woman who inherits most of the land in her small hometown. However, some of her plans aren’t very Christmassy…
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Shondaland brings us a fresh take on the Christmas tradition of watching The Nutcracker ballet. The movie is a behind the scenes documentary about Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker: a reimagining of the classic ballet featuring black dancers.
Angela’s Christmas Wish
Animated sequel to the 2017 Irish movie, Angela’s Christmas. A young girl is determined to bring her family together for Christmas, no matter what it takes. Based on a short story by acclaimed Irish author, Frank McCourt.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
A toymaker and his granddaughter construct a magical invention which, if they can get it to work in time for the holidays, could change their lives forever.
The Big Show Show: Christmas
Christmas special from the now-cancelled The Big Show Show. Netflix is rounding out the series with one final episode from WWE star, the Big Show.
A Trash Truck Christmas
Christmas special from the Trash Truck gang. When Hank finds out that Trash Truck doesn’t know what Christmas is, he sets out to show him and their friends what the magical holiday is all about. And luckily for Santa, the friends are up to speed just in time to help save Christmas.
Sources: Showmax, Wikipedia and What’s on Netflix.
