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1) Number 37
Language
Afrikaans
Description
Randall is a low-level criminal, recently crippled in a drug deal gone wrong. Cooped up in his apartment in a rough neighborhood and he owes a loan shark big. With the clock ticking for him and his girlfriend to pay the money back, his life turns into a game of cat and mouse. A gift of binoculars presents him with an opportunity to get his hands on the cash he needs, but at great risk. Nominated for a Gamechanger Award at the **SXSW Film Festival**....
Language
Afrikaans
Description
Twenty years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles, against brutal oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, 'outlaw' Tau returns, seeking peace. Finding the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it. Will the Five Fingers stand again? Winner of Best Film at the **African Movie Academy Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
3) Moffie
Language
Afrikaans
Formats
Description
The year is 1981 and South Africa's white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of sixteen, Nicholas Van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the apartheid regime. The threats of communism and 'die swart gevaar' (the black danger) is at an all-time high. But that's not the only danger Nicholas faces. He must survive the brutality of the...
4) Beauty
Language
Afrikaans
Description
Francois is a dutiful husband and father, but finds himself going through the motions of a loveless marriage while harboring a life-long secret. His sexual urges rise to the surface around a charming family friend, Christian. Francois soon embarks on a dark, unwavering journey of obsession that leads to a shocking and graphic conclusion.
5) Kanarie
Language
Afrikaans
Description
A coming-of-age war musical about a small town boy who gets chosen to serve his compulsory two year military training in the South African Defence Force Choir and Concert group- known as the 'Canaries'- during the height of the Apartheid regime.
Language
Afrikaans
Description
In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, and emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercly religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother.
Language
Afrikaans
Description
The gripping true story of musical prodigy Phillip Schuman, a fifteen-year-old boy whose real world pain threatens to overshadow the light of his incredible talent as a world renowned pianist. A father and son story that promises to touch every viewer. An inspirational film that highlights the beauty of God-given talents, while also pointing to the power of forgiveness and healing.
8) Indemnity
Language
Afrikaans
Description
Theo Abrams is an ex-Cape Town fireman suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, unable to return to work due to the psychological trauma sustained during a failed rescue mission.
9) Krotoa
Language
Afrikaans
Description
"Set in the majestic South African coastal lands, adolescent Krotoa is sent from her tribe to live with Dutch colonialists. Trapped amidst often-violent conflicts between two cultures, she becomes the translator and a skilled mediator, but Krotoa is eventually charged with being a traitor by both sides. Though hope for this tragic heroine fades, her troubled life journey leads to the birth of a nation, ultimately unifying what was once torn apart...
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