Innocent Setagane (23) told the Herald that after witnessing and reading about gender-based violence (GBV), he decided to make a movie about the impact of violence in the community.

“It is sad to always hear about these social ills, we can no longer accept that our women and children are abused on our watch.

“Hopefully, through the movie, people can see how bad violence is affecting us as a community. Our message is for the community to do the right thing,” Setagane explained.

The movie will be officially released on Saturday, July 31.

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At the moment they are currently shooting episodes of The Violence season 1, which will be broadcasted on YouTube every Saturday and Sunday at 18:00 from September.

Setagane does not have any a film qualification, but he never allowed that to stop him to pursue his love for creating content.

“I wanted to show that people from the villages are talented. I don’t want lack of exposure to stop us from reaching our dreams,” Setagane added.

Although he did most of the work, including scriptwriting, he also directed the movie with Emmanuel Mashumbu.

For more information on the movie follow The Violence Facebook page. He is also available on 071 017 8909.