Dawid Minnaar

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Dawid Minnaar

Películas

Poppie Nongena: Una Mujer Contra un País
Jan Swanepoel
Película basada en la novela de Elsa Joubert "El largo viaje de Poppie Nongena", considerada como una de las mejores novelas africanas del siglo XX.
The Tokoloshe
Ruatomin
Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly.
Canary
Johan Niemand, de 18 años, es llamado por el ejército, en 1985, en pleno apartheid. Consigue entrar, pasando una audición, en el coro de las fuerzas militares sudafricanas, a los que se les conoce popularmente como "canarios" ("kanarie" en africaans). Johan ha de luchar contra la opresión social que imponen las leyes y la religión del país mientras hace una gira por todo el país con sus compañeros. Por el camino se encontrará con personas completamente ajenas a su forma de pensar, que promueven los ideales tanto de la Iglesia como del Estado, y con las que aprenderá a definir su propia personalidad y sexualidad.
The Miracle Worker
Eugène Marais
Die Wonderwerker tells the story of Eugène Marais, a famous Afrikaans writer, poet and researcher. The story focuses on the few months he spends on the Van Rooyen's farm, where he falls in love with the 19-year-old Jane Brayshaw.
Hansie
Johan Volsteedt
"How do you start over once you have betrayed a nation's trust?" The news of Hansie Cronjé's involvement with Indian bookmakers and his resulting public confession rocked the international sporting community. An unprecedented rise to glory was followed by the most horrific fall. A tarnished hero fueled the nation's fury.
Ouma Se Slim Kind
Meester Roodt
Set in the 1940's, Ouma Se Slim Kind is an honest tale of the foibles of humanity, love and friendship, set against the often harsh, yet strikingly beautiful rural South African landscape.
El Evangelio Según Mateo
Judas
Corre el año 62 a.C., y el ya anciano apóstol Mateo rememora los increíbles sucesos de los que fue testigo de joven. Al ver y oír su narración, los años se desvanecen y nos encontramos íntimamente involucrados en la vida de Jesús. Narración basada exclusivamente en el fiel texto de la Nueva Versión Internacional. Esta película narra el evangelio de Mateo versículo por versículo, fue grabada en Marruecos y Sudáfrica. Sin duda es una película que todo cristiano debería tener, se dirige a todo el publico tanto para niños como para ancianos.
Nag van die 19de
Groenewald
Tessa walks through the small fishing community in her wedding dress every year on the night of the nineteenth, since she was raped on the eve of her wedding and her fiancé committed suicide. Piece-by-piece, she gathers information about the identity of the rapist.
Fiela's Child
Benjamin Sr
The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."
Five Star: The Final
Five star (hotel) is a sarcastic reference to the Pretoria prison which is central to the plot. An inmate Skollie (A nickname meaning delinquent) escapes from jail with one desire, to be united with his son again. Life outside is much different to what Skollie remembers. Still behind bars are inmates Pappa, Priester and Polka, who are doing everything to prevent Skollie from being reunited with his son, even if that means they have to kill. Skollie discovers that Pappa might be responsible for the death of his mother and he vows revenge.