Synopsis
A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic69/100
100 audience votes
Key crew
- Oliver HermanusDirector
- Oliver HermanusScreenplay
- Jack SideyScreenplay
- Braam du ToitOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kai Luke BrummerNicholas Van der Swart
- Ryan de VilliersDylan Stassen
- Matthew VeyMichael Sachs
- Hilton PelserSergeant Brand
- Wynand FerreiraSnyman
- Jan CombrinkJan Gould
- Stefan VermaakOscar Fourie
- Hendrik NieuwoudtRoos
- Shaun Chad SmitDewald Van Der Merwe
- Rikus TerblancheBester
- Matt AshwellYoung Nicholas
- Ludwig BaxterBrent Siebert
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookhomophobiasouth africaapartheidforbidden lovemilitary servicebased on memoir or autobiographymasturbationnational servicelgbtmilitary1980s