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Flatland

2019

Nicole Fortuin, Izel Bezuidenhout, Brendon Daniels, De Klerk Oelofse, Faith Baloyi

Adventure. Western Two young women are on the run through South Africa’s hinterland, hotly pursued by a policewoman who is trying to solve a murder case. A fast-paced road movie about female self-empowerment and a divided country.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"A rough ride in places, staying into clumsy caricature and tonally uneven melodrama. But it is never boring, and riffs on timely themes in an entertaining, compassionate manner."	NEU
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"An exhilarating fusion of contemporary western, policier and girls-gone-wild road movie (...) Wittier and more kinetic than the predominantly solemn South African fare that has popped through on the international festival circuit"	POS
	Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"[It] combines western and soap opera to satisfying effect (...) adorably weird."	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"[It] captures the harsh beauty of the land (...) and the markedly less attractive traits of the marginal characters (...) But the film lacks the flow and editing finesse which could tie the disparate elements"	NEU
United Kingdom	Steve Rose The Guardian	"It’s an odd mix of tones that doesn’t always work but, like its protagonists, Flatland is not afraid to strike out and look for something new (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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