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“Moffie” is one of those films where you’ll get more out of it if you bring a specific nostalgia for, or firsthand cultural experience of, what takes place in its story. Director Oliver Hermanus employs the technique of purposely leaving all emotion out of the film, opting instead to attempt an evocation of Stanley Kubrick in feeling and Terrence Malick in visuals. Cinematographer Jamie Ramsay provides some strikingly pretty pictures, but Hermanus makes the mistake of thinking Kubrick was a cold and unfeeling director. This common assumption is not true; viewers feel for Wendy and Danny...

André Carl van der Merwe's autobiographical novel is the basis for this visceral, disturbing ride Author of the article: Chris Knight Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021  •  6 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Kai Luke Brummer stars as Nicholas van der Swart in Oliver Hermanus’ Moffie. Photo by IFC Films Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content If you think Moffie sounds like the title of an animated movie about a delightfully prec...

The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie,” set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country’s system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he’s no insider. Shy, timid and closeted, Nicholas van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) is conscripted into the army as part of regulated military service for white males over 16. There, the film’s title — an Afrikaans’ anti-gay slur — isn’t directed at him but it’s hurled all around — an ever-present threat of ostracism and abuse. In brutal basic training, it’s as if bullets...

Αssociated Press This image released by IFC Films shows Kai Luke Brummer in a scene from "Moffie." (IFC Films via AP) 4/8/2021 Αssociated Press      The main character of Oliver Hermanus' shattering "Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he's no insider.  Shy, timid and closeted, Nicholas van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer) is conscripted into the army as part of regulated military service for white males over 16. There, the film's title — an Afrikaans' anti-gay slur — isn't ...

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 to be lovers. “Mo-ffies! Mo-ffies! Mo-ffies!” The word is a homophobic slur in Afrikaans, and th...