Fishy Stones (1980) | Official Film | Hector Matanda | Mandla Ngoya | Lungi Mdladla

After a well-executed jewellery store heist, two amateur thugs go on the run. But the police are not too far behind, and after a chase through the countryside, the thugs are apprehended - but only after they stash their loot in a clump of nearby bushes. When two best friends head off into the wilderness on a camping expedition together, luck seems to be on their side when they discover the hidden stash of diamonds. But life is never that easy, and the two thugs, after a daring escape from prison, pick up the trail of the friends, hunting them down in order to reclaim their loot. In the end, the boys’ parents come to their rescue, and the two dim-witted criminals are sent back to jail once more - hopefully for good this time!
Director: Tonie Van Der Merwe
Producer: Pedre Dippenaar
Stars: Hector Matanda, Mandla Ngoya, Lungi Mdladla
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*NOTICE*
This film is one of hundreds (of films) that were produced in South Africa in the period 1980 - 1989, under what was known as the B-Scheme Subsidy*. The subsidy was introduced by the apartheid government to encourage producers to make films for the majority black audiences, with the idea of creating entertainment for the black population in the homelands (the areas designated for people of colour by the Group Areas Act of 1950**), and thereby keeping their minds off of political unrest.
It is important to note that despite the circumstances surrounding the original production and release of this film, this film forms an important part of South Africa’s cultural film (and political) heritage and should be viewed in this context.
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