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After a local farmer is murdered, his fellow landholders are horrified to discover that he has thrown ''the natural order of things'' dangerously out of order by leaving his entire estate to his servants -- a group of uneducated peasants, so ground down by hard work that they initially seem like nothing more than glorified barnyard animals. The ''animals'' however, have other ideas. Urged on by a fiery single mother, they elect an amiably stupid farmhand as their de facto leader and set about cultivating the farm, which they now consider their legitimate property. The farmers are first amused, then enraged, by such rebellion. Tragic consequences soon follow.
94 minutes, No persons under 13 (Violence)
Drama, On the Art Circuit
Simon Schwarz, Sophie Rois, Lars Rudolph, Elizabeth Orth
Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Screenplay
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Music
Erik Satie
Cinematography
Peter von Haller
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
1998
Produced by
Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft GmbH, Österreichischer Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
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12
Cape ArgusOwen Williams
15
Cape TimesWilhelm Snyman
15
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15
SA City LifeTony Jackman
10
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Gemma Files
10
Film Review (UK)James Mottram
5
Internet (IMDB)98 Netizens
16
Average .. 61%
12
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: Interesting depiction of class struggle, what happens when some peasants are suddenly elevated to the level of the gentry. The film never reaches any great dramatic heights, merely meandering along to it's inevitable conclusion. It should appeal to an older audience. The parallels to the SA situation are interesting.
