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A Vintage Roadtrip
April 28th, 2025 | 
Author: Die Kwiksilwers
Director: Jordy Sank
Cast: Lida Botha, June van Merch, Susanne Beyers, Jacques Bessenger, Johann Vermaak, Laura-Lee Mostert, Solomon Cupido, Theresa Sedras
Running Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Film Rating: 8 out of 10
Language: Afrikaans with English subtitles
Johannesburg based film director Jordy Sank continues his exploration of the aging demographic as he effortlessly switches from his award winning 2021 documentary film Ella Blumenthal: I am Here to a feature length fiction film in the new hilarious Afrikaans comedy Die Kwiksilwers opening in South African cinemas on Thursday 1st May 2025.
Die Kwiksilwers features a merry group of elderly ladies lead by Elsabe Marias played by Lida Botha and her friends Anna played by June van Merch, the outrageous Meinke played by Susanne Beyers and Katie played by Theresa Sadras.
The group actually make a perfect bridge four but Elsabe is desperate to escape the confines of her overbearing carer and her son Wikus wonderfully played by Jacques Bessenger. In a bid to recapture the memories of her travels with her late husband Roland in a Ford Granada nicknamed Die Kwiksilwer, Elsabe and her friends decide to go on a vintage road trip to Sutherland in the Northern Cape to watch a meteor shower near the observatory. The only catch is they don’t tell anyone where they are going.
Die Kwiksilwers is a poignant and funny road trip about four elderly ladies that decide to break free and travel across South Africa for an adventure which will get them entangled with the law, some wayward goats and of course a psychedelic festival in the desert which resembles Africa Burn.
While Wikus desperately attempts to track his mother and her friends as they continue to elude him, director Jordy Sank and co-writers Gabriella Blumberg and Marista Van Eeden shine a light on a significant issue: how the younger generation treat elderly people as if they are incapable of being independent. There is a great scene whereby Elsabe and her friends discuss how their children all treat them as invalids as they merrily travel on their great escape.
Die Kwiksilwers shows a humorous side of getting older and not caring about what people think. It’s a light-hearted and hilarious comedy with strong production values which rightfully earned the Audience Favourite Award at the kykNET Silwerskerm Festival in Camps Bay, Cape Town in 2024 https://silwerskermfees.co.za/english/.
Support South African cinema and catch Die Kwiksilwers in cinemas from 1st May 2025. Director Jordy Sank does a brilliant job of shining a light on the elderly which often appear to be invisible in a youth obsessed culture.
Die Kwiksilwers is an excellent comedy, fun and exhilarating which gets a film rating of 8 out of 10. Highly recommended viewing and definitely worth seeing on the big screen.
Posted in Jordy Sank, South African Cinema | 
Tags: Jacques Bessenger, June van Merch, Laura-Lee Mostert, Lida Botha, Solomon Cupido, Susanne Beyers, Theresa Sedras | 
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