{"id":7218,"date":"2019-09-05T14:55:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2019-09-05T14:55:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:55:49","slug":"south-africa-channel24-first-trailer-released-for-sa-film-moffie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/south-africa-channel24-first-trailer-released-for-sa-film-moffie\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa, Channel24: first trailer released for SA film Moffie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cape Town – The South African indie drama Moffie<\/em> had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday where it’s also nominated for this year’s Queer Lion Award<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film, directed by local filmmaker Oliver Hermanus and based on the novel with the same name by Andr\u00e9-Carl van der Merwe, received raving reviews from international press following the screening.<\/p>\n

“Moffie is measured, remorseless; it crawls right under your skin. By the time these virgin soldiers are removed from the barracks, sent into the rushes where the enemy lies in wait, it almost comes as a sweet relief,” wrote Xan Brooks, reviewer for The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>, who rated the film four-out-of-five stars.<\/p>\n

ScreenDaily<\/strong><\/a>‘s Jonathan Romney said: “South African drama Moffie is an altogether intense experience that often feels as punishing for the viewer as it is for the characters.”<\/p>\n

The first trailer for the film, which will be coming to SA cinemas later, was released early on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n