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Review When you hear about a polar bear wandering around on top of Table Mountain, you might expect, at first glance, a shallow children's story or a bit of light-hearted fable. But the new South African fantasy film Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg (based on the...

Black Burns Fast delivers a funny, sharp, and at times surprisingly tender look at growing up in a South African context

Review Black Burns Fast is director Sandulela Asanda's first feature film. The film was also screened earlier this year (2026) at the Berlin International Film Festival. It's a story about the challenges queer young people face while growing up and discovering their...

Landmyn: A Heartbreaking Story About Imperfect People

Review Ten years after they last saw each other, two sisters and their brother try, for the first time, to come together again as a family. They choose the South African coast as the fitting destination for the reunion — the perfect place to breathe together again,...

The Trek – When the Earth Takes Revenge

Review It's 1846, and the Uys family is trekking through the unforgiving Karoo. Their destination and goal is the land promised to them. Karel Uys (Morné Visser), his heavily pregnant wife Jacoba (Trix Vivier), and their daughter Karolina (Leah Lindeque) brave the...

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In Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg (Silas and the Polar Bear on Table Mountain), reality and imagination meet in a soulful way — and it isn’t just for children.

Sep 18, 2026 | Reviews

Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg turns a polar bear on Table Mountain into a moving South African fantasy about loss, imagination and hope. In cinemas now.