New local Netflix thriller ‘Marked’ sure to grip audiences

702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with South African actress Lerato Mvelase.

Listen below:

Marked is a six-part thriller series about a working mother, Babalwa Godongwana (played by Mvelase).

She is a cash-in-transit security guard, who is willing to go to extreme lengths to save her terminally ill daughter.

She teams up with a colleague (played by S'dumo Mtshali), and a criminal (played by Sphamandla Dhludhlu) to rob an armoured truck. 

The plan spirals out of control... with twists and spins at every corner.

“Babalwa is an ordinary mother… until her child faces a health scare that is detrimental, and then we see the other side of her, which is dangerous.” 

– Lerato Mvelase, actress

“What do you do as a parent in the system that we live in, where those that are privileged have options, the resources and connections… what do the parents like Babalwa do?”

– Lerato Mvelase, actress

Watch the series trailer below: 

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