Muvhango star Maumela Mahuwa stars in a local comedy film The Wrong Girl, which will be hitting the big screen next month.
Mahuwa, who portrays Suzan Mukwevho in Muvhango. plays Officer Mabula in The Wrong Girl, which will be flighted at Ster-kinekor Cinema in Rosebank on April 26.
Directed by award-winning Frank Orji, The Wrong Girl is a product of the African Academy of Cinematic Art (AACA), a black-owned film school that was established by Mahuwa with Frank Orji and Alicia Orji. AACA was founded six years ago and offers training in filmmaking, screen and theatre acting, journalism, advertising, graphic design, interactive media and photography.
The Wrong Girl also features Palesa Sehlare, Stanley Khoza, Ntando Mthembu, Mpho Malange, Sean O’niel and Nwabisa Noguba.
The short film is about an undercover Hawks agent named Fhatuwani (played by Palesa Sehlare) who gets herself kidnapped by three amateur thugs in order to root out human trafficking operation.
Mahawu, who hardly appears in other shows, was prepared to take a break from Suzan to shoot The Wrong Girl because she wanted to be part of a storyline that shows women power.
“The story is interesting, that is why I am part of the film and this is my baby. It is interesting story that shows that every woman is a feminist. Some might claim they are not but when push comes to shove the feminist side comes out,” Mahawu said.
She said she liked how Officer Mabula used her talent to earn respect from her colleagues without being rude.
“This is our first film at the academy, apart from student films that we have been producing. I cannot wait for people to see the talent we have. Our plan is to develop the short film into a feature film.”
Mahuwa defines Officer Mabula as a strong woman who is passionate about her work.
“As a police officer she goes beyond the call of duty. Even at night she wakes up and checks on boys who are standing on the street, [to see] if they are not into a mischievous act.”
Orji said: “We used humour to tell a very serious story that is very topical at the moment about the kidnapping of women. But we are not portraying women as helpless here. We are showing that women have power like Fhatuwani demonstrates in the film, using the power that women have to save a kidnapped girl.”
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