It’s like a gripping Western, full of dead bodies and bloodshed, except there’s no mystery as to who the villain is: the South African film and television industry has been murdered by the South African government. Broadly speaking, filmmaking in South Africa (or anywhere, really) can be divided into two distinct but intersecting streams. The second are locally funded productions, designated for either the South African or global marketplace, sometimes (but rarely) both. South African films typically cost in the R8-million to R20-million range, and TV roughly R3-million to R7-million per episode. So, before South African bureaucrats completely kill South African film and television, it’s time for a series reboot.