Moffie

2020 · 104 min · AF · NR · 6.9 (67 votes)

Dir. Oliver Hermanus · Starring Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Hilton Pelser, Wynand Ferreira, Jan Combrink · Music Braam du Toit

DramaWarRomance

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.

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This film feels like a suffocating, intimate gaze into the closeted life of a young man under brutal military rule. It's a raw, unflinching portrayal of suppressed desire and the pervasive fear of discovery in a hostile world.

oppressivemelancholictensevulnerableslow-burngritty realismperiod dramaarthouseforbidden loveidentityconformityhomophobia

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