Nicholas van der Swart
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Synopsis. The film begins in 1981, with South Africa's white minority government embroiled in a brutal proxy conflict in Angola and Namibia. A shy teenager, Nicholas van der Swart, like all white South African males over 16, is forced to undergo two years of compulsory military service in the SADF.
Apr 9, 2021 · Moffie: Directed by Oliver Hermanus. With Kai Luke Brummer, Barbara-Marié Immelman, Michael Kirch, Remano De Beer. A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
Mar 10, 2021 · Opening in theaters and VOD April 9 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 ...
Apr 9, 2021 · 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 16, Nicholas Van der Swart must ...
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Apr 9, 2021 · “Moffie” is based on a beloved autobiographical South African novel by André Carl van der Merwe. I have not read the book, but based on the adaptation, I assume there is a lot of internal monologue about its main character, things that cannot be translated properly into film.
Sep 5, 2019 · What ensues is a literal assault course of abuse, humiliation and physical exhaustion, in which any boy who briefly wavers or steps out of line — or, in one case, is shown to have the faintest scar...
Sep 5, 2019 · The vicious racism of Apartheid is eloquently equated with the shame, humiliation and psychological violence of institutionalized homophobia in Moffie, a powerful drama set in 1981 South...
