Unveiling a strangler

True crime feature digs into the story of prolific Cape Flats murderer of boys.

Showmax has just released the trailer for The Station Strangler, premiering on Showmax on Wednesday, 6 November.

The latest true-crime feature documentary from IdeaCandy (Tracking Thabo Bester, Devilsdorp), The Station Strangler investigates the serial killer who is believed to have killed 21 young boys and one adult from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s on the Cape Flats.

Norman Simons, a school teacher, was arrested but only convicted of one of the murders – 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen.

Twenty-eight years after his imprisonment, Simons was released on parole, opening up fresh wounds in a community where justice has been denied for too long.

The Station Strangler features interviews with family members of the victims, lead investigator JD Kotze, serial killer profiler Micki Pistorius and Dr Allan Boesak, among others.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/C6cEHPf9fVo

Director Nadine Cloete won the audience award at Encounters for Action Kommandant, while Address Unknown won the Safta for best short film. She is also the production and development manager for non-fiction at the National Film and Video Foundation.