The highly anticipated local film Confessions of a Gambler is set to begin shooting in Cape Town on 24 June for four weeks. Based on the Sunday Times Literary award winning book of the same name written by Rayda Jacobs, the film takes us beneath the veil and into the lives of Cape Muslim woman. It tells the story of Abeeda who will be played by Rayda Jacobs, a pious Muslim woman who also happens to be a gambling addict. The film will provide a vivid insight into the Muslim community, its rites and rituals, beliefs and mores.
Costa Theo the executive producer identified the successful novel after it won the prestigious 2004 Sunday Times Literary Award and knew immediately it would make a great movie. Now 2 years down the line he has teamed up with producers Ross Garland and Zaheer Bhyat from Roza Films to produce the film.
The film will be starring Rayda Jacobs who wrote the book and will be bringing her character to life on the big screen. The film has been casting for the past 12 months mainly out of the Muslim community as fresh new faces are needed to fill up the almost entirely Muslim cast, a first for South Africa and possibly world wide.
