The Unluckiest
Oweyangena-Ntlahla
When their father dies, two angry sons have to get the body buried. Not having money for a plot, they persuade a local official to bury him at the outer edge of the cemetery. But the worst experiences in life can have magical consequences.
Also in this combined programme
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Welcome Back
Lukhanyo travels home to bring his eccentric father to the city, where he can be cared for. But he discovers that everything is against him. -
Jesus and the Giant
In Johannesburg, Jesus is a woman with special powers she herself doesn’t understand. Jesus has to choose whether to stay and nurse the beaten-up Mary -
3SAI: a Rite of Passage
The film documents the ritual of shaving the heads of South African army recruits, contrasted with evocative landscapes and time-lapses. -
Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here
A young girl reconciles images of Christmas and Santa Claus with her life in South Africa, while her grandmother must ruefully shatter her dreams.
Film details
- Country of production
- South Africa
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
