A 26-part drama series about the lives, loves and aspirations of a diverse group of characters living in the Western Cape will be broadcast on SABC1 as from 7 April in the 20h30 time slot. Montana is a co-production between Penguin Films and Paw Paw Films, under the creative direction of producers Roberta Durrant and Portia Gumede. It is directed by Thabang Moleya and Grant Nale.
“SABC1 is excited about Montana which tells a universal South African story that our viewers will easily connect with,’ says Vukile Madlala, SABC1 Publicity manager
The series is set in a district near Cape Town where the inhabitants from different backgrounds and demographic groups were historically segregated into separate worlds by the rule of law. But now, with these geographical and political boundaries no longer enforced, their lives become intertwined and their destinies inextricably linked. Montana chronicles the tangled lives of four families who live in this melting pot.
The four families in Montana are: the Jordaans – a family with strong community roots in both the commercial and political sector; the Ntshingas – a working class family with aspirations for the future which are threatened by secrets from the past; the destitute Yilis – a family struggling to elevate themselves from the poverty they have endured for so long; and the affluent but wildly dysfunctional married couple, the Duzes.
Montana stars Charles Tertiens, Nolitha Ntshinga, Chantal Stanfield, Jet Novuka, Langley Kirkwood, Ayanda Tini, Chumani Pan, and Poppie Tsira.
