# The Heart Is a Muscle (2025)

**Genres:** Drama

**Duration:** 86 min

**IMDb:** [6.6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34713196/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.4](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-heart-is-a-muscle/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: n/a, Popcornmeter: n/a](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heart_is_a_muscle)

## Description

At a barbecue, Ryan's five-year-old son briefly goes missing. Ryan's violent reaction to this scare sets off a chain of events and unearths secrets from the past. A journey of self-discovery and forgiveness begins.

## Details

**Premiere:** 12 Sep 2025

**Director:** Imran Hamdulay

**Cast:** Keenan Arrison, Melissa De Vries, Loren Loubser, Dean Marais, Ridaa Adams, Danny Ross, Troy Paulse, Lincoln Van Wyk, Abduragman Adams, Ayden Croy, Eb Inglis, Luna Louw

**Countries:** South Africa, Saudi Arabia

**Languages:** Afrikaans, English

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uiga0Nd7t4)

## Showtimes in Hamburg

No cinemas are showing this movie in the original language at the moment.