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Original title

Friends

Year

1993

Running time

105 min.

Country

South Africa

Director

Elaine Proctor

Screenwriter

Elaine Proctor

Cast

Music

Rachel Portman

Cinematography

Dominique Chapuis

Producer

Co-production South Africa-United Kingdom-France;

Chrysalide Film, Friends Production Limited

Genre

Drama | Friendship. Dancing. Terrorism

Synopsis

Three female friends, at the end of the eighties, share a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each of them has her own way to live with apartheid. Thoko is a black teacher and practices non-violent passive resistance. The Afrikaner, Aninka, takes refuge in archaeology in order to avoid the reality. Sophie is a white militant, planting bombs in public places... Each of them respect the other two's ideas, but one of Sophie's bombs will change everything.

Awards: 1993: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

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Friends

1993

Elaine Proctor