''Mayfair'' is a 2018

South African Indian Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban, making it one of the l ...

action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

film written by Neil McCarthy and directed by

Sara Blecher Sara Blecher (born Gauteng) is a South African director and producer. Biography Originally from South Africa, Blecher's family moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1981, when she was 12 years old. Her family is originally of Jewish Lithuanian origin, ...

. The film marks the fourth directorial venture for Sara Blecher and the film was set in the suburb of

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. The film stars

Rajesh Gopie Rajesh Gopie, is a South African actor of Indian descent. He is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Stellenbosch'', ''Professionals'' and ''The World Unseen''. Personal life He was born in Durban, South Africa to an Indian fami ...

and Ronak Patani in the male lead roles. The film had its theatrical release on 2 November 2018 and received positive reviews. The film was also screened at the 62nd

BFI London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shor ...

and Africa in Motion Film Festival in October 2018.

Cast

as Aziz * Ronak Patani as Zaid Randera *

Shahir Chundra Shahir 'Shaz' Chundra (born 27 May 1980), is a South African actor and filmmaker of Indian descent. He is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Stellenbosch'', ''Professionals'' and ''The World Unseen''. Personal life He was born ...

as Parvez * Jack Devnarain as Jalaal * Kelly-Eve Koopman as Ameena *

Warren Masemola Montloana Warren Masemola (born 18 May 1983) is a South African actor popularly known for portraying Lentswe Mokethi on the soap opera '' Scandal!''. Life and career Early life and education Montloana Warren Masemola born May 18, 1983, in G ...

as Hasan *

Wayne Van Rooyen Wayne Van Rooyen (born 14 June 1978), is a South African actor and voice artist. He is best known for the roles in the films ''Fiela se Kind'', ''Mayfair'' and '' Seriously Single''. Personal life He was born on 14 June 1978 and raised in subur ...

as Mahbeer

Synopsis

Zaid Randera (Ronak Patani) returns home to Mayfair in Johannesburg where his father Aziz (Rajesh Gopie), a money launderer is facing death threats from his creditors/lenders. Zaid has been dismissed from his job permanently and finds himself living under the shadow of his father whose status is marred by falling into a debt trap. When a murderous gang threatens the family business, Zaid is compelled into the life he'd hoped to leave behind.

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