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From a South African Slur to a Scathing Drama About Toxic Masculinity The new film “Moffie” examines the brainwashing of a generation of white men in the twilight of the apartheid regime. Oliver Hermanus, the “Moffie” director, said the drama is “really about shame and indoctrination.”Credit...Alexander Coggin for The New York Times April 7, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET “Mo-FFIES!” chant the soldiers, precisely lined up under a baking sun, as a screaming sergeant reviles two men reported ...

Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/984652618/984830010" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" Writer-director Oliver Hermanus created Moffie from an autobiographical novel by André Carl van der Merwe — but he gives the film an air of lived experience. Daniel Rutland Manners/IFC Films hide caption Writer-director Oliver Hermanus created Moffie from an autobiographical novel by André C...