Skemerson

Dis okay om nie okay to wees nie.


Skemerson
This Afrikaans film was inspired by true events. A young man battling mental illness decides to take his own life. On his way to jump off the Bloukrans bridge, he spends one last night at the family holiday home. When he eventually gets to stand on the bridge, about to meet his fate, he hears a woman laughing... It is the beginning of a weekend that changes three lives: A young woman, her frail mother, and the young man discover a universal language of truth.

87 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12.
Drama, Afrikaans, South African.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

To jump, or not to jump, that is the question...
To jump, or not to jump, that is the question...

Credits

Cast
Pietie Beyers, Elize Cawood, Anneke Weideman
Director
Phillip Rademeyer
ScreenplayPietie Beyers
MusicRiku Lätti
CinematographyWilliam Collinson
EditingChristiaan Scheepers
Made in2018
Produced byPalama Productions

IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote icon'Skemerson' belig donkerte van depressie.
10
24.com
Gabi Zietsman quote iconSkemerson remains a profound film that will evoke heartache and sorrow, but doesn’t leave the audience with that terrible void - instead, it offers help and hope at the end by revealing the true intentions of its filmmakers. And maybe just the right person will see it.
15

Average .. 63%

13

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