Director: Oliver Hermanus
Cast: Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Hilton Pelser, Wynand Ferreira
Directed by Oliver Hermanus, this 2020 drama film carries an IMDb rating of 6.8.
Synopsis
Nicholas has long known he is different, that there is something shameful and unacceptable in him that must stay hidden, denied even. But South Africa's minority government are embroiled in conflict at the Angolian border and all white young men over 16 must serve two years of compulsory military service to defend the Apartheid regime and its culture of toxic racist machismo. The 'black danger' is the real and present threat; what is wrong with Nicholas and others like him can be rooted out, treated and cured like a cancer. But just when fear pushes Nicholas to accept unspeakable horrors in the hopes of staying invisible, a tender relationship with another recruit becomes as dangerous for them both as any enemy fire. A young man drafted into South Africa's military, but he knows he is different and must keep himself hidden. However, when another recruit develops an intimate relationship with them, they are now both in danger.