This local South African movie is a simple story and focuses on a period of time in history which has been neglected in terms of good quality movies. This war was perhaps South Africa's "Vietnam."It shows the distinct scenery of that part of South Africa beautifully and the strong religious beliefs of the Afrikaans Farming Community who live and work there.
Taratoa Stappard’s brooding debut feature plunges us into the dour moors of 1859 North Yorkshire, where the British Empire’s reach casts long and twisted shadows. Mary Stevens (Ariāna Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives in search of family truths, only to find the man who summoned her already dead and no clear path home. Stranded in an unfamilia...