South African Cop Thriller 'Cold Harbour' Features Original Music From Spoek Mathambo
South African noir-action/thriller film 'Cold Harbor' is set to feature original compositions by Spoek Mathambo, Chris Letcher, and CHLLNGR.
<p>The trailer for <strong>Carey Mckenzie</strong>'s South African noir action/thriller <em>Cold Harbour</em> has surfaced online, and with it comes the announcement that SA's own <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/artists/spoek-mathambo/" target="_blank"><strong>Spoek Mathambo</strong></a> helmed the film's original soundtrack alongside composer <strong>Chris Letcher</strong> with contributions from <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/alec-lomami-chllngr-kinshasa-remix-download/" target="_blank"><strong>CHLLNGR</strong></a>, <strong>Theo Tuge</strong> and more. Actor <strong>Tony Kgoroge</strong>, fresh off his turn as ANC General Walter Sisulu in <em>Mandela: A Long Walk To Fre</em><em>edom</em> (which we had <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/mandela-film-long-walk-to-freedom/" target="_blank">reservations</a> about), stars in the lead role as township cop Sizwe Miya, who succumbs to corruption within the police force while investigating a turf war between abalone smuggling rings. <strong>Fana Mokoena</strong>, <strong>Yu Nan</strong>, <strong>Deon Lotz</strong>, <strong>Thomas Gumede</strong> and <strong>Zolani Mahola</strong> round up the cast in the project produced by <strong>Tendeka Matatu's</strong> <a href="http://www.ten10films.com" target="_blank">Ten10 Films</a>. The film, an official selection at the <a href="http://www.durbanfilmfest.co.za/" target="_blank"><strong>35th Durban International Film Festival</strong></a>, is due to hit South African theaters on July 25th. Watch its shadowy trailer and read the full synopsis below.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p></p><blockquote>"The mutilated body of a Chinese man washes up on a Cape Town beach. For township cop Sizwe Miya , this is an opportunity to prove himself and earn the promotion he desperately needs. His boss and mentor, Venkse (Lotz), gives Sizwe the case but assigns a rookie cop, Legama (Gumede), to keep an eye on him.<p>Sizwe discovers that the homicide is linked to the Triad perlemoen smuggling in Cape Town. A Chinese shipping executive, Soong Mei (Nan), tries to seduce him into giving her information about the case.</p><p>Sizwe seeks advice from his former comrade Specialist (Mokoena), now a local crime boss. A tip from Specialist leads to a major abalone bust, but within hours the seized perlemoen is stolen.</p><p>Sizwe is promoted to detective on the back of the bust, but it's a bitter triumph; he's being played and he knows it. In a world where self-interest and corruption have overtaken loyalty and honour, Sizwe is left with no-one to trust. Integrity demands that he take the law into his own hands."</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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