As the title indicates, Teboho Edkins first dreamt of a "gangster film." In Cape Town, no need for a actors, says the apprentice filmmaker, they're a dime a dozen, you should just need a good casting. And here he is accompanied by his sound engineer looking for their actors. From meetings in remote areas on the outskirts of the city, with a disturbing reputation, in nocturnal car rides in red-light districts, the filmmaker imitates Hollywood legends in order to try to enlist them. But little by little the images disintegrate. Stories of some in prison, others who remember a murdered friend. Fear, mourning, boredom and petty dealings are a distant cry from the expected flamboyant figures. Behind the myths, everyday realities turn out to be trivial. What to do? To link together the two will be the daring response: mixing acted scenes with documentary shots, without it being too obvious, since here posturing is acceptable. In the end, no "film," just assembled moments, in project form, that must be left as is, with no dramatic conclusion. A bitter after-taste remains: the harshness of survival in an hostile environment where everything comes at a heavy price and indifferent death is on the prowl in all its crude banality.
Nicolas Feodoroff (FIDMARSEILLE 2011)
A documentary by Teboho Edkins
SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY, 2011, Colour DVCam, HDV, 55'
Original version: English, afrikaans Subtitles: English Script: François-Xavier Drouet Photography: Tom Akinleminu Sound: Thabo Singine, Laura Schnurre Editing: Rune Schweitzer
Starring Thurston Moses, Tammy Miosha Rass, Teboho Edkins, Ralf ‘Jackals' Peterson, Yousi, Ouma, Nasheed, Nathen ‘Snap' Louw & Gang, Mr. Jackson, Kevin ‘Kuifie' and Friends & the Kids at Fire.
Production and distribution Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin GmbH Potsdamer Straße 2 10785 Berlin, Germany Tel. +49 (0)30 257 59-0 Fax +49 (0)30 257 59-161 E-Mail: info(@)dffb.de
Afrikamera 2011 - Aktuelles Kino aus Afrika * Selection
Hors Piste Paris, 27. Januar - 12. Februar 2012 * Selection
International Film Festival Rotterdam, 25. Januar - 5. Februar 2012 * Selection
Docudays _ Kiev * Selection
9th Brive European Medium Length Films Meeting * Selection
Olhar de Cinema Festival Internacional de Curitiba * Selection
33rd Durban International Film Festival * Selection
23rd Fespaco * Selection
2012 | 22nd FIDMARSEILLE - Marseille International Film Festival 2011 * OFFICIAL SELECTION / INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION * World premiere www.fidmarseille.org/dynamic/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=922&Itemid=146&lang=english
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Deutschland, Südafrika / 2011 / Dokumentarfilm / 55 min / Farbe / Afrikaans & Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln
Regie: Teboho Edkins Buch: François-Xavier Drouet, Teboho Edkins Kamera: Tom Akinleminu Producer: Anna Guddat, François-Xavier Drouet, Teboho Edkins
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