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RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Ian Gabriel South Africa 2022 English 107 min
21 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST 8 27 JULY 17:00 SUNCOAST 8 A modest tailor and and single Indian dad Varun and and his transmasculine son River take a a a a a a a a a a road trip across South Africa to break River’s estranged mother Monica out out of a a a a a a a a rehab clinic Father and son bond as Varun recounts his days grifting Returning from eSwatini tensions are high as the the dysfunctional new family unit adjusts on on on their way home where River is set to compete in
a a a a a a a drag competition Monica suggests that Varun take the place of River’s injured drag partner and and father and and son take up the the challenge with River River training Varun in
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the the the ways of drag As the the the competition ramps up their shady pasts catch up with them Geoffrey 35 is is is is released from prison after seven years He is is is is whisked away to Shimoni – a a a a a a a sleepy village in
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rural Kenya where he he he stays in
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the local Catholic church compound Quickly the village starts to to to morph into a a a a a a a new prison He sleeps in
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a a a a a a a tiny shack and has to to to do menial farm work Geoffrey never leaves the church compound He can’t – something beyond its walls terrifies him Then one Sunday after church mass Geoffrey sees a a a a a a man with a a a a a a a a white patch of of hair Petrified he pees his pants and in
a a a a a a a a moment of of rage kills a a a a a a a a calf The monster has found him in
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his hiding place SHIMONI
Angela Wanjiku Wamai Kenya 2022 Kikuyu (Gikuyu) Swahili English with English subtitles 97 min
22 JULY 14:15 SUNCOAST 6 27 JULY 17:30 SUNCOAST 7 7 7 SIRA
Apolline Traoré Burkina Faso France Germany Senegal 2023
French Fula with English subtitles 122 min
20 JULY 19:00 SUNCOAST 1 1 25 JULY 19:30 SUNCOAST 6 After a a a a a a a a a a brutal attack a a a a a a a a a a young nomad named Sira refuses to to surrender to to her fate without a a a a a a a a a a fight and and instead takes a a a a a a a a stand against Islamist terror A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region 44TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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