The Past is not another country.
A black corporate businessman Bodedi (Fana Mokoena) has everything to suggest he is successful and on the rise. He comes home to celebrate a work promotion with his wife Joy (Lindi Matshikiza), when a masked trespasser enters their home. The intruder shoots Joy right in front of Bodedi. He is devastated at her murder, but not shocked. The intruder knew him by name. When the police’s efforts to find Joy’s killer seem fruitless and half-hearted, Bodedi enlists the support of his brother Boy-Boy (Presley Chweneyagae) to help him find the murderer.
This pursuit forces Bodedi to confront a past he’d taken measures to forget. Prominent in the struggle against apartheid, he had done some questionable things, which the killer is determined to confront him with. The story explores two men who are emotionally restrained and emotionally unavailable. They resort to violence to resolve their problems and travel through a path of remembrance, desired vengeance and eventual forgiveness.
State of violence premiered at the Durban International Film Festival last year and is written and directed by Khalo Matabene, a local television series, documentary and film producer.
Release date: 28th October 2011 (Nu Metro only)
Written for Showbizz.co.za
by N. Zindi
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