South African Stoner Comedy ‘Soweto Blaze’ Trailer – Releasing 4/20
by Alex Billington
April 17, 2024
Source: YouTube
“So… here’s the deal, right?” 33 Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie comedy from South Africa titled Soweto Blaze, the latest from South African filmmaker Brad Katzen. This initially premiered at the 2023 Austin Film Festival last year, and it’s now set for release starting on 4/20 on Netflix this wekend – in celebration of international cannabis day. It’s a quirky comedy in the vein of Friday or Cheech & Chong, with a strong influence from filmmakers like Edgar Wright, Kevin Smith, and Guy Ritchie. Here’s the plot: “Soweto Blaze is a unique take on a familiar story involving a down-on-his luck marijuana dealer… When Dill & Pickle, two stoner friends of Mo’s decide on a whim to kidnap Thandi, a local gangster’s daughter, hoping her dad will pay a tidy ransom for her, they decide to stash her at Mo’s house. Things spiral out of control as Mo is reluctantly pulled into his friends’ dim-witted scheme and forced to watch over this feisty young woman, who will do whatever it takes to escape!” This stars Matli Mohapeloa, Dimpho More, Nhlanhla Masiya, Sydney Ndlovu, Nyeleti Khoza, Sello Sebotsane, and Palesa Mosiea. Have fun.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Brad Katzen’s film Soweto Blaze, direct from YouTube:
A hyper-stylised stoner-comedy set in Soweto, South Africa: A small-time pot dealer’s attempts at making a better life for himself are ambushed when his dim-witted friends sweep him up in a wacky kidnapping scheme involving a feisty young woman with her own plans. Soweto Blaze is written and directed by South African filmmaker Brad Katzen (aka Bradley Katzen), director of the movies Stick-Up and The Domestic previously, and a few other shorts. Produced by Sibusiso Ngobeni, Shaun Naidoo, Lungelo Nxele, and Brad Katzen. 33 Films and Mindset Concept Production House in association with Indigenous Film Distribution, SA’s The National Film & Video Foundation and Netflix. Katzen’s Soweto Blaze stoner comedy will release streaming on Netflix worldwide starting April 20th, 2024 – on 4/20 – this spring. Anyone want to watch?