Marelize on bike. (Supplied) MultiChoice has commissioned "My F*k, Marelize," a Namibian feature film inspired by Marelize Horn's viral bike accident video. Filming begins in September in Windhoek, following Marelize's journey and her mother's cancer diagnosis.
Written by Safta-winning Brett Michael Innes, the film celebrates Namibian and South African culture with humour and depth. At the Silwerskerm Festival on Wednesday, MultiChoice announced the production of My F*k, Marelize , a Namibian feature film inspired by Marelize Horn, who went viral in 2019 for her video of riding a bike into a rugby pole. Filming will begin in Namibia this September.
Set in Windhoek and inspired by the actual events that led up to the iconic rugby pole incident, the film follows the accident-prone Marelize as she prepares to become an au pair in the Netherlands and her mother, Heidi, as she handles a cancer diagnosis. READ | 'My f*k, Marelize' talks to us: 'I fall down every day' Written by Safta-winning screenwriter Brett Michael Innes, the film marks the feature debut of Zandré Coetzer, known for directing the South African hit series " Dinge van 'n Kind ," based on Marita van der Vyver's beloved YA novel. "The film is going to surprise everyone," said Innes He added: When people think of a movie based on the phrase 'my f*k, Marelize', they're probably expecting a slapstick comedy about a teenager who bumps into things all the time.
The story of the Horn family has so much more depth than t.