A Cop and a Half puts Johannesburg on the global screen

Johannesburg has a new soundtrack — the roar of engines, the crack of gunfire, and the punchline of a joke delivered in the middle of chaos. That’s the energy of A Cop and a Half, the buddy cop action comedy now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and it’s unlike anything South African film has attempted before.

Explosive, fast and unapologetically funny, the movie is proof that Joburg’s hustle can go global.

“Action comedy is a winning formula everywhere else in the world,” says Executive Producer Yusuf Stevens. “It’s never been done at this level in South Africa — and we wanted to change that.”

From the jump, the film makes its intentions clear: car chases tearing through the city, mismatched partners forced to work together, and sharp humour that lands whether you’re from Soweto or São Paulo.

But what makes A Cop and a Half extraordinary isn’t just the storyline — it’s how it was made. With no big studio behind them, Stevens and his team backed themselves, cash-flowing the project and refusing to compromise on quality.

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“We weren’t going to cut corners. We wanted it to look and feel like an international film — told through a South African lens,” Stevens explains.

Shot with world-class equipment, cut with precision, and driven by performance-first casting, the film is a love letter to Johannesburg’s energy and resilience. It’s also a bold statement: South African cinema belongs on the world stage.

And the world is listening. With global Prime Video distribution, A Cop and a Half is already reaching audiences far beyond Gauteng.

“We don’t just want to tell South African stories,” Stevens says. “We want to tell South African stories that resonate everywhere.”

The film is more than entertainment — it’s an invitation. An invitation for audiences to see Joburg differently, for creatives to believe in their craft, and for South Africans to demand world-class cinema made right here at home.

Stream A Cop and a Half now on Amazon Prime Video. It’s Joburg, loud and proud — and the world is finally watching.