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5 South African movies to check out on Netflix

Netflix can be overwhelming sometimes, you can spend hours scrolling for something you don’t even know, To make things a little easy for you we have put together some amazing movies to check out on Netflix, from a hopeless romantic to a group of friends navigating adulthood- here’s a few cool proudly South African movies.

A Soweto love story

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Directed by the incredible Rolie Nikiwe - A Soweto love story follow three single man who show no signs of settling down and starting their own families, Their mother takes it upon herself to force them into settling by promising her house to the first one to tie the knot before New Year, setting off a race to the altar.

Love lives here

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Starring Thando Thabethe as Zinhle a hard working modern woman with traditional values. She knows exactly what she wants and believes she knows what the next best step is for her: getting married. But the journey isn't as easy as it should be. She meets and falls in love with a man who does not believe in marriage.

Real Estate Sisters

Two broke but sassy real estate agent sisters, aspire to move from selling run-down apartments in shoddy parts of Pretoria to selling high-end suburban homes in Waterkloof Ridge. When they’re finally approached to sell an exclusive mansion, things start looking up, but when they stumble upon a dead body and a drug syndicate, they must keep their wits about them while trying to make their biggest sale.

Seriously Single

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Dineo is the definition of serial monogamist. She dates to fall in love; she falls in love to get married. But she never gets married. She always ends up being dumped. When she meets Lunga Sibiya, he seems to be the man she's waited her whole life for, a man who shares her values when it comes to love and relationships. Or so she thinks - Until she accidentally finds out that the man she was busy planning her forever with, had been planning his forever with someone else.

Love , sex and 30 candles

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Through a year of 30th birthdays, four best friends navigate relationships, heartbreak, and a shocking development that threatens to tear them apart, Starring Bahumi Madisakwane,Candice Modiselle, Gabisile Tshabalala, Amogelang Chidi - Love , sex and 30 candles dives deep into the importance of female friendships, the movie explores love, friendship, career and relationships.

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