John Trengove
Nascimento : 1978-03-21, Johannesburg, South Africa
História
John Trengove (born March 21, 1978; Johannesburg) is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017) and Manodrome (2023).
John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of famous South African advocate, Wim Trengove. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2010 he directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the prestigious Rose d'Or for drama. It was also released as a 92-minute feature film. His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. In 2017, The Wound was releases, which is a controversial film which tracks a closeted relationship between two men in the context of the Xhosa initiation ritual. The film premiered at the Sundance film festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals. In 2023, he directed Manodrome, which has been labeled as a serious movie that may not appeal to everyone.
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Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his repressed desires are awakened.
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Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his repressed desires are awakened.
Em uma São Paulo de 1899, onze anos após a abolição da escravidão, fantasmas ainda caminham entre os vivos. As mulheres da família Soares, antigas proprietárias de terra, não abrem mão do que resta de seus privilégios. Já Iná Nascimento, mulher que viveu por muito tempo a escravidão, batalha para reunir seus familiares em um mundo ainda muito hostil. Cada uma dessas mulheres tentam construir um futuro próprio à sua maneira.
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Xolani, um operário de fábrica solitário, junta-se aos homens de sua comunidade nas montanhas do Cabo Oriental para iniciar um grupo de rapazes adolescentes na masculinidade. Quando um iniciado da cidade descobre seu segredo mais íntimo, a vida de Xolani começa a ser desvendada.
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Xolani, um operário de fábrica solitário, junta-se aos homens de sua comunidade nas montanhas do Cabo Oriental para iniciar um grupo de rapazes adolescentes na masculinidade. Quando um iniciado da cidade descobre seu segredo mais íntimo, a vida de Xolani começa a ser desvendada.
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Em 1989, Moçambique é um país arruinado pela guerra civil. O trem que liga Nampula ao Malawi é a única esperança para as pessoas dispostas a arriscar suas vidas a trocar alguns sacos de sal por açúcar. Correndo devagar por trilhas sabotadas, a jornada é cheia de obstáculos e violência. Mariamu, uma viajante frequente, compartilha sua viagem com sua amiga Rosa, uma enfermeira que está indo para seu novo hospital, vivendo a realidade da guerra pela primeira vez, tenente Taiar, que só conhece a realidade de sua vida militar, e outro soldado , Salomão, com quem ele não se dá bem. Entre balas e risadas, histórias de amor e guerra se desenrolam à medida que o trem avança em direção à próxima parada.
A short documentary by Marco Dutra.
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Um ano após o sombrio suicídio de uma menina misteriosamente transmitido ao vivo na internet, um grupo de jovens ricos vive, em Joanesburgo, em busca de respostas, drogas, distração e salvação. A tragédia os obriga a reavaliar suas próprias vidas e debater assuntos como raça, política e sexualidade.
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Unexpected complexities face Jamaal - a troubled Muslim gangster - upon being released from prison. A joyful reunion with his mother and girlfriend is marred by creeping paranoia, a sense of impotence and an inability to meet expectations.
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Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
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Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
An improvised tragi-queer film about an older gay man who was once the (caviar and) toast of the gay rave scene. He takes care of the homes of residents in a high-rise Johannesburg suburb, from older Jewish women to messier gay men. The houseboy is obsessively in love with his client, the celebrated captain of the Flamingos synchronized swimming team. He is the ultimate bunny boiler in the bunny suit. Rejected by the object of his affections, he takes refuge with a kinky lesbian/queer couple. Tensions rise as he drives a man-sized wedge in their relationship.
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An improvised tragi-queer film about an older gay man who was once the (caviar and) toast of the gay rave scene. He takes care of the homes of residents in a high-rise Johannesburg suburb, from older Jewish women to messier gay men. The houseboy is obsessively in love with his client, the celebrated captain of the Flamingos synchronized swimming team. He is the ultimate bunny boiler in the bunny suit. Rejected by the object of his affections, he takes refuge with a kinky lesbian/queer couple. Tensions rise as he drives a man-sized wedge in their relationship.
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Hopeville tells the story of Amos, a reformed alcoholic on a mission to forge a relationship with his estranged son, Themba. When father and son arrive in the dusty town of Hopeville, they discover a mean little community where apathy, fear and suspicion are the order of the day. When Amos decides to restore the public swimming pool so that his son can purse a swimming career, he is met with skepticism and resistance from the town's authorities and its inhabitants. Through patience, determination and above all courage, Amos' selfless acts ripples through Hopeville, inspiring others to take action and to do what they know is right. Slowly but surely, good ripples through Hopeville, transforming the town and its inhabitants for good.
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Hopeville tells the story of Amos, a reformed alcoholic on a mission to forge a relationship with his estranged son, Themba. When father and son arrive in the dusty town of Hopeville, they discover a mean little community where apathy, fear and suspicion are the order of the day. When Amos decides to restore the public swimming pool so that his son can purse a swimming career, he is met with skepticism and resistance from the town's authorities and its inhabitants. Through patience, determination and above all courage, Amos' selfless acts ripples through Hopeville, inspiring others to take action and to do what they know is right. Slowly but surely, good ripples through Hopeville, transforming the town and its inhabitants for good.
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2 brothers from the affluent suburbs of Johannesburg angst about the future of their garage band, Public Enema.
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2 brothers from the affluent suburbs of Johannesburg angst about the future of their garage band, Public Enema.
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2 brothers from the affluent suburbs of Johannesburg angst about the future of their garage band, Public Enema.
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Could a case of mistaken identity turn into an act of human kindness?
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A neurotic woman learns to use her sexuality as a weapon.
