The Umbrella Men (2022)
Three Minstrels Walk into a Bank
A ragtag bunch of musicians are forced to rob a bank during the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in the hope they will save their iconic, but in-debt nightclub in the Bo Kaap.
- Date of release
- 2022-09-10
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Crime
- Director
- John Barker
- Collection
- Umbrella Men Collection
Casting
- Abduragman Adams — Tariek Cupido
- Omar Adams — Uncle Percy
- Irshaad Ally — The General
- Keenan Arrison — Mortimer
- Merlin Balie — Angry Cop
- Daniel Barnett — Mr. El Fontein
- Christian Bennett — Appy
- Jaques De Silva — Jerome
- Kagiso Lediga — Tendeka
- Shuraigh Meyer — World's Loudest Madman
- Shamilla Miller — Keisha
- Dann-Jaques Mouton — Loukman
Interesting facts
The Umbrella Men is a 2022 South African crime comedy film directed by John Barker. It was released through eVOD in South Africa on 14 June 2022. It screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that September, where it competed in the Contemporary World Cinema category. It was awarded Best Film at London's Film Africa Fest.
Production
John Barker first came up with the concept for The Umbrella Men over 10 years before the film would eventually be made into feature length. Set in Bo-Kaap, principal photography took place on location in Cape Town.
The sequel, The Umbrella Men: Escape From Robben Island in 2024.
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