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Ryan continues to find himself in difficult situations, despite his best intentions. <em>The Heart is A Muscle<\/em> is a humanist drama about generational healing and forgiveness, and a man learning that in order to be a better father, husband and friend, he must first learn to forgive himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writer and Director <strong>Imran Hamdulay<\/strong><br>Producers <strong>Adam Thal, Imran Hamdulay, Khosie Dali, Brett Michael Innes, Lesley-Ann Brandt<\/strong><br>Cinematographer <strong>Kabeer Shaik<\/strong><br>Editor <strong>Paul Speirs<\/strong><br>Music <strong>Tapiwa Musvosvi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">86 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 With Keenan Arrison, Dean Marais, Melissa De Vries, Danny Ross, Ridaa Adams, Loren Loubser, Robyn Rossouw, Lincoln Van Wyk, Troy Paulse, EB Inglis, Marlon Swart, Ayden Croy, Muneel Jacobs In Cape Town, a group of friends are having a braai. 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