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Stories Set in Cape Town
Cape Town lies beneath a flat-topped mountain on the southwestern ocean coast of Africa. Dutch and British port rule, then apartheid removals from District Six and imprisonment on nearby Robben Island, tied scenic streets to segregation and legal struggle. Safe House uses its waterfront for pursuit, while Blood & Water sets a school mystery in its suburbs. Open Cape Town on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Cape Town on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Cape Town
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Browse 7 books, 18 movies and 1 TV show set in Cape Town.
Safe House
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries a rookie operative escapes with him. Now the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to…
Indemnity
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
Blood & Water
After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
Message from the King
On a relentless quest to avenge his sister's murder a man from Cape Town infiltrates a sprawling network of lowlifes and elites in Los Angeles.
Honey 3: Dare to Dance
While attending college in Cape Town Melea Martin feels constrained by the school's strict policies and decides to set out on her own. Searching for a way to use her talents as a dancer and inspire the community around…
Seriously Single
While her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.
Eraser: Reborn
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years the game has upgraded and it’s just another day at the office…
A Man Like My Father
Juan returns to Cape Town with his family from their life in England when he discovers his mother is dying. She insists she wants her conflicted son to reconcile with his alcoholic dad but all the younger man remembers…
Disgrace
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie…
Vain
Can be read as a standalone.If you’re looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who’s been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she’s not as vulnerable as she thought she was and discovers…
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