Ahead of its release on stream platforms, The Bioscope is proud to host special screenings of the new film ‘The Umbrella Men’ by celebrated South African filmmaker John Barker.
WED 15 June 2pm BOOK NOW
THUR 16 June 5pm BOOK NOW
Directed by: John Barker. Comedy Heist. Duration: 1hr 45mins.
A ragtag bunch of musicians are forced to rob a bank during the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in an effort to save their nightclub. In this robin hoodesque caper, will the ‘prodigal son’ be able to pull off the heist of the year and save his family?
When musician Jerome Adams flies into Cape Town for his estranged father’s funeral, he finds his dad has bequeathed him his beloved Goema Club as well as the care of The Umbrella Men minstrel troupe. Unfortunately, the Club comes with a huge overdraft, due in two weeks for repayment to the bank on penalty of repossession, in a shady deal engineered by Tariq Cupido, a long-time family rival. Jerome decides to rob the bank itself under cover of the annual carnival parade when thousands of troupes will invade the streets, Tariq’s troupe, The Maulers, competing against Jerome’s Umbrella Men. And as Jerome reconnects with friends, and community, he learns about himself and why he must stay in this special place.
