A movie called “Ein Sommer in Kapstadt” (A Summer in Cape Town), flighted by one of the largest German TV stations ZDF on Sunday, has been the most wonderful PR exercise for Cape Town, the city having been presented from its most beautiful side.

The movie tells the story of a scorned wife, whose husband comes to Cape Town on a business trip.  She follows her husband to Cape Town when she finds him having an affair with a young Capetonian.  While the drama evolves, the main character drives across Cape Town, and the city’s magnificent beauty is captured through the magnificent filming: an opening shot from Bakoven in Camps Bay, onto the Twelve Apostles mountain range, some cute penguins running from the beach into the ocean, two lunches from a Blouberg restaurant right alongside the sea with the waves crashing while they eat, lots of driving along Victoria Road between Camps Bay and Hout Bay in an exotic blue sports car, Bo-Kaap, Signal Hill, lunch at the V&A Waterfront, Long Street, the winelands, and the top of Table Mountain.   The movie ends when the husband and wife reunite in a “happy ever after” ending.

One hopes that the movie will encourage German TV viewers to book their next holiday in Cape Town, given the beautiful impression of the city it must have made upon them.

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com