Based on a South African novel, and set 'somewhere on the West coast', this film takes a look at life in a small town. It examines issues like the criminal justice system and racism. A man on the run is picked up by a minister on his way to his new posting. They travel together, until the minister makes a romantic move, which leads to his death. The hitchhiker takes his place and impersonates him as the new minister. However, a break-in into the stolen vehicle leads the cops closer to him than he would like.
John Lynch, Jonny Phillips, Oscar Peterson, Sylvia Esau, Jody Abrahams, Serge-Henry Valcke
Director
Marion Hansel
Screenplay
Damon Galgut, Marion Hansel
Music
Takashi Kako
Cinematography
Bernard Lutic
Sound formats
Dolby Digital
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
1998
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
3
Cape ArgusGary van Dyk
5
Cape ArgusAdrian Monteath
1
The StarJoanna Walus
4
Die BurgerGabriël Botma
5
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
1
Average .. 16%
3
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: The film tries but does not really succeed. Part of the reason may be that the book does not
have the classic Hollywood film structure, which means that the film continues after it should have ended. It seemed
to me as if the actors put the emphasis on the wrong parts of their sentences. There is some Afrikaans dialogue which
is subtitled -- badly. Also, the continuous use of English in what was patentedly an Afrikaans community did not
really make sense.
