Skoonheid

★★★★★

Original title: Beauty

“When desire becomes obsession.”

2011 · 1 h 39 min

Directed by Oliver Hermanus

Drama

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Cast

Deon Lotz Charlie Keegan Michelle Scott Albert Maritz Sue Diepeveen Roeline Daneel

Credits

Written by: Didier Costet

Plot

A married white Afrikaner man in Bloemfontein becomes obsessed with a younger man, with devastating consequences, in a cool and tense drama of repression.

Sinekatalog’s take

A cool, tense and disturbing drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (2,144 votes)
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