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March Box Office

Box Office: March 2022

We take a look at movies hitting our screens in this month’s box office.

The Duke

31 March

In 1961, 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the gallery’s history.  

Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television licenses. 

What followed became the stuff of legend. Fifty years later, the full story emerged – Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage. How and why he used the duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. 

Directed by Roger Michell, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent.

Blind Ambition

10 March

Four Zimbabwean refugees have conquered the odds to become South Africa’s top sommeliers. Driven by relentless optimism, a passion for their craft, and unshakeable national pride, they form Zimbabwe’s first ever wine tasting team and head to France to compete for the coveted title of ‘World Wine Tasting Champions’. A truly uplifting documentary that celebrates just how irrepressible the human spirit can be.

Directed by Warwick Ross and Robert Coe, starring Joseph Dhafana, Marlvin Gwese, and Tinashe Nyamudoka.