23 March 2021
At the Heart of Gold (2019)
This HBO documentary by Erin Lee Carr unpacks the scandal that shocked the world in 2016, when it came out that the US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar had been sexually abusing the young athletes in his care for decades.
The survivors get a platform to tell their stories in this unflinching documentary, which also deals with the cover up of the scandal and its aftermath. And it never lets us forget that Nassar wasn’t the only person who was culpable in the scandal – the institutions that protected him and put winning ahead of everything, including the welfare of its athletes, ought to be accountable, too.
The New York Times writes, “It’s a chilling reminder that real predators rarely look and act like movie monsters” while The Guardian says, “The 88-minute film succeeds where mainstream media too often failed… making full use of its feature-length canvas in pulling together the many complex threads of a story that was always bigger, and more sinister, than a single monster.”
Stream the final season of Adulting
The Mommy Club S3, coming soon
More Mzansi gold
Ernest Ndlovu on Empini Season 2: The dark side of politics
Legendary actor Ernest Ndlovu talks about his role as Deputy President Enoch Mbatha in the new season of Showmax Original Empini. S2 lands on 4 March on Showmax.
See Pretoria’s powerhouses in The Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad
The Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad follows 5 dynamic and ambitious mothers from Pretoria’s Afrikaans community. Premiering on 14 March on Showmax.
Champions S1
Stakes are high in this fast-paced sports telenovela about Sne Modise as she battles life and work challenges while leading the Soshanguve Giants FC to success.
The Bala Family S1-2
Explore the true making of South Africa’s most beloved musical family – from controversial media scandals to some long-awaited happy news.