The Harvesters
Drama
South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
VIBE
A stark, unflinching look at the brutal pressures of a conservative upbringing. It's a raw, emotionally charged drama that explores the darkness lurking beneath the surface of rural life, leaving a lingering sense of unease.
bleakintenseunsettlingmelancholicslow-burnarthousegritty realismcharacter studyidentitymasculinityreligionfamilytrauma
adoptioncoming of ageafrikaansreligionprostitutionrecovering addictlgbtcannes
