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movie houses, is now available on DVD and is being sold for US$1.
This is a big blow to the producers of the movie who for the past four months had somehow managed to contain piracy.
Scriptwriter and producer Enock Chihombori told this publication in April that he was not going to rush to put the film on DVD.
“We are not in a rush and we are not going to put the film on DVD any time soon. Currently, we are negotiating with local and international television channels so that they will air the movie. The film will also be in the movie houses dotted across the country,” he said.
Chihombori was even happy about the success of the première and the response from movie-goers.
However, the pirates might have find ways to clandestinely record the film in the movie house.
Recently, a Harare man was allegedly caught in a movie house while recording “Gringo the Troublemaker” on his mobile phone and recently appeared in court charged with contravening the Copyright Act.
Allegations against Manyawi arose on May 13 this year around 5.30pm, when he went to Rainbow City to watch the movie.
Rainbow City manager Garikai Nemi was checking the smooth running of the movies, when he found Manyawi recording the movie while it was playing on the big screen using his HTC tablet.
He was arrested.
However, through his lawyer, Tapuwa Mudambanuki, Manyawi (39) denied the allegations when his trial opened before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma.
Online Reporter