Scene from Durban Poison (2013)
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Cara Roberts is a South African actress best known for her versatile work in film and award-winning theater. Born in the water birthing unit of
Johannesburg General Hospital, she grew up in Johannesburg before attending boarding school in Grahamstown. As the daughter of South African acting legends Ian Roberts and Michelle Botes, she comes from a prominent artistic background.
After spending two gap years working various jobs in the United Kingdom, Roberts returned to South Africa to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She made a significant impact with her feature film debut as Joline Basson in the 2013 noir romance Durban Poison. Her filmography expanded with roles in Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013) and Hatchet Hour (2016), and she gained international recognition for portraying the pirate Mary "Mark" Read in the Starz series Black Sails (2017).
In recent years, Roberts has become a celebrated figure in the theater scene. Since moving to Durban around 2019, she has focused on stage productions, most notably her solo performance in The King of Broken Things. For this role, in which she portrays a young boy, she received a Gold Ovation Award in 2020 and a Fleur du Cap Theatre Award in 2023. Her work continues to span international borders, with recent performances and tours taking her to London and Sharjah.
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About the Movie: Durban Poison (2013)
Release Year: 2013
Nation: South Africa
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Director: Andrew Worsdale
Writer: Andrew Worsdale
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Durban Poison follows a police investigation into four murders, centering around the outlaw lovers Joline and Pieter, who are based on South Africa's real-life Bonnie and Clyde, Charmaine Phillips and Pieter Grundlingh. The story unfolds through flashbacks as the couple guides the police to their crime scenes during a road trip. The savvy officer in charge initially doubts their accounts, but gradually learns the truth about Joline and Pieter's motivations and relationship. The film culminates in a dramatic beach scene where the truth is finally revealed.
Summary
Durban Poison is a noir romance set against the backdrop of South Africa's marginalized white underclass. Directed by Andrew Worsdale, who returns to feature filmmaking after his UCLA graduate thesis film Shot Down was banned and gained cult status, this movie draws inspiration from the real-life crime story of Charmaine Phillips and Pieter Grundlingh, dubbed South Africa's Bonnie and Clyde. Despite being a fictionalized account, it offers insights into their motivations and relationship through a gripping police investigation. The murders serve as a backdrop to the film's core focus on the doomed romance between Joline and Pieter.