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EXCLUSIVE: MHz Choice will show acclaimed South African crime play Cousins successful North America. The streaming work will motorboat nan Afrikaans-language bid successful August.
The play is based connected nan existent communicative of 2 12-year-old female cousins, Issie Fourie and Petro Nel, who were kidnapped from a sleepy municipality successful South Africa’s Free State successful nan 1960s. The girls were subsequently murdered. André, 1 of nan girls’ brothers, led nan conflict for justice, a conflict that took astir 2 decades.
In South Africa, nan nine-episode constricted bid premiered connected kykNet, an Afrikaans-language transmission that is portion of Canal+-owned pay-TV supplier MultiChoice. It received glowing reviews connected location turf and was nominated for Best Afrikaans TV Series astatine nan National Film & TV Awards South Africa.
“Cousins is simply a haunting and evocative play crime play and a powerful communicative of nonaccomplishment and justness that transcends geography,” said Lance Schwulst, EVP, Content Strategy, MHz Choice. “We’re incredibly proud to present this moving, cinematic bid to U.S. audiences.”
Nomsa Philiso, Director Content, General Entertainment – English and Portuguese content, MultiChoice, added: “MHz Choice has a beardown way grounds of championing exceptional world storytelling, and we’re thrilled that Cousins will subordinate their lineup. As a Canal+ company, we stay committed to bringing unique African stories to world viewers, and this business marks different meaningful measurement successful that journey.”
Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice is regular purchaser of premium non-English-language drama. Several of nan squad were connected nan crushed this week astatine play show Series Mania, scouting for buzzy world shows.
Cousins was written by Saartjie Botha (Poppie Nongena) and Philip Rademeyer (In Die Verloop Van) and directed by Jaco Bouwer (Spinners). The bid is produced by Wolflight Films, pinch Roelof Storm (Koek) serving arsenic executive producer.
