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The internet reacts to The Queenstown Kings movie debut

As the Eastern Cape film production continues to grow getting better, South African film director and screenwriter Jahmil X.T Qubeka left people talking after watching his latest movie, The Queenstown Kings. The movie is based on an original story by Clyde Berning.

In 2019, the award-winning director worked with Layla Swart production to release another Eastern Cape film called Knuckle City which aired on Netflix and doing very well.

The movie became available on Netflix from the 17th November and people did not hesitate to watch it as social media users flooded the socials giving reviews about it.

Many social media users loved the movie and  sharing their reviews on social media platforms. One social media user took to Facebook to share his reviews, he said the movie was a 10/10. On his post he said he is 54 minutes into the movie but everything about it was great, he continued to  mention that the quality was also fantastic. The social media user also added, “So far it’s good I’m not put off at all and I know I will watch until the end.”

Other social media users commented  saying:

“The step dad is an awesome actor and very funny guy ?, may i add to say, SA’s young ppl need more of these stories in today’s content… It wasn’t what i expected and i loved it ?.”

Another one added:

“Totes enjoyed it, agree with your review. Strong and weak moments but easy watch, comic relief too.”

One social media user posted a video on TikTok imitating a comic line that character Fana played by Unathi Faku used a lot on the movie:

@coach_xii OMNYE KOMNYE!! ???? #thequeenstownkings #trending #omnyechallenge #SAMA28 #fypシ゚ ♬ original sound – Xolisa

Other social media users spoke about award-winning actor Zolisa Xaluva, saying there is not a single role he does not play well and bring to life, “Zolisa Xaluva is a Movie material simple ????”. The movie now ranks number 1 on Netflix under the top 10 movies in South Africa today’s category.

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