NO 1 Ladies' Detective Agency movie coming soon

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer | Thursday December 11, 2008 00:00

 

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, Bricknell said that they are trying to screen the movie at the same time that M-Net, which has the rights, will be screening it. Currently the movie is being shown free of charge to interested individuals at the No 1 Ladies Opera House in Gaborone until next week.

Bricknell disclosed that the movie has been well received in the United Kingdom (UK) where it was shown on BBC and watched by 6.7 million people. He said HBO Channel has also come on board to screen the movie, which was shot last year, followed by the six-part series being currently shot in Botswana.

 'We want the six-part series to be shown in the UK by end of March at the same time when the BBC will be showing it. We are hoping to come back next year to shoot the other series,' he said. Batswana have been waiting anxiously for the movie and feel that they own it as the Botswana government, through the Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism, pumped P30 million into the shooting of the movie last year.

Jill Scott features in the movie as the leading lady MmaRamotswe. 'We are finishing shooting in a week-and-a-half's time after starting in September.

We have had a fantastic time in Botswana,' Bricknell said. The movie employed about 150 people on a daily basis as running crew, while others featured as extras in the movie. 'We were the biggest employer in this industry in the country this year,' the producer said.