Kai Luke Brümmer
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. He keeps his head down whilst the sadistic ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Moffie is a 2019 film directed by Oliver Hermanus, based on a novel by André Carl van der Merwe. It follows a young man who hides his homosexuality while serving in the apartheid army in 1981 South Africa.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Oliver Hermanus
- 2021-04-09
Apr 9, 2021 · A South African film about a gay soldier's ordeal in the apartheid era. The film is based on a novel and directed by a Black filmmaker, but it fails to explore the intersection of sexuality and racism in a meaningful way.
Apr 9, 2021 · Moffie is a film about a young white soldier's struggle with his sexuality and the apartheid regime in 1981. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews and see where to stream or buy the movie online.
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- Kai Luke Brümmer
- Oliver Hermanus
- War, Drama
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Moffie is a brutal but radiant story of young gay desire on the Angolan war front, where a closeted teenager faces homophobic abuse and violence. The film explores the English-Afrikaans conflict and the repression of sexuality in Apartheid-era South Africa.
Moffie is a 2020 film about a young man who hides his homosexuality during his mandatory military service in 1981 apartheid South Africa. You can watch it online on Hulu or buy or rent it on various platforms.
- 104 min
