Moffie
Year: 2019
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM
Language:
Afrikaans, English
Run Time:
103 minutes
Set in 1981 South Africa, MOFFIE takes its title from the vicious, anti-gay Afrikaans slur flung liberally in this bracing Apartheid-era military drama. An unflinching camera hovers closely to the inscrutable face of Nicholas van der Swart—a young, deeply-closeted conscript doing his compulsory two-year service—who receives cold advice from a fellow comrade: “Do whatever you can to stay invisible.” Masterfully directed, the filmmaking is muscular and dynamic, with furious testosterone coursing through its tense veins, amassing itself into a brute look at institutionalized homophobia and psychological violence. An undeniably claustrophobic experience, the film still manages to elegantly reveal small, fleeting moments of beauty and silent romance through its exceptional technical achievement and the tender, aching performance at its heart. Although set nearly 40 years in the past, the story’s incisive look at toxic masculinity and systemic oppression still rings true today. MOFFIE zeroes in on these timely themes and fearlessly confronts them with rage and courage. (In English and Afrikaans with subtitles) — R.J.T.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
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International Narrative Competition
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Producers
Eric Abraham, Jack Sidney
Screenwriting
Oliver Hermanus, Jack Sidney
Cinematography
Jamie D. Ramsay
Editing
Alain Dessauvage, George Hanmer
Principal Cast
Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Stefan Vermaak, Hilton Pelser
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