South Africa - The movie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | South Africa - The movie |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Silke Schranz Christian Wüstenberg |
| production | comfilm.de |
| camera | Silke Schranz Christian Wüstenberg Jasper Ehrich Torben Hagenau |
| cut | Silke Schranz Christian Wüstenberg |
South Africa - The movie is a German documentary by the filmmakers Silke Schranz and Christian Wüstenberg. The cinema premiere was on February 7, 2016 in the Kronberger Lichtspiele and the official nationwide theatrical release on February 25, 2016. The film has also been available in English since 2017, spoken by the South African Denise Nkosi.
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For their travel documentation, Schranz and Wüstenberg traveled all over South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho in their motorhomes. They were accompanied by the journalists Torben Hagenau and Jasper Ehrich. The film team documented every day of the two-month trip on the 10,000-kilometer route from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The documentary stops at 50 stations. The journey starts in Cape Town and along the Garden Route and the hilly hinterland goes to Durban. From there with detours to Lesotho and Swaziland to the Kruger National Park and through the north to the destination Johannesburg.
Itinerary
- Cape Town, Paternoster, Stellenbosch Winelands, Gansbaai, Cape Agulhas
- Cape Agulhas, Oudtshoorn, Mossel Bay, Jeffreys Bay
- Jeffreys Bay, Addo, Graaff-Reinet, Kariega, Qunu
- Qunu, Port St. Johns, Durban, Drakensberg, Lesotho
- Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Sodwana Bay, Swaziland, Panorama Route
- Panorama Route, Kruger National Park, Pretoria, Johannesburg
Reviews
“You always wanted to go to South Africa, but you still don't have the necessary change? No problem: 'South Africa - The Cinema' takes you into the country for around 100 minutes and presents its wild animals, wonderful landscapes and friendly people. "
“The main concern of South Africa - the cinema - is not to show the problems of South Africa. The film sees itself as a documentation of impressive landscape and animal shots and fascinating people. Not more but also not less."
"All-encompassing, informative and extensively researched travel documentary about one of the most beautiful but also most ambivalent countries in the world, which is presented here in a multifaceted way."
“Cinemas from all over Germany now want to include 'South Africa - Der Kinofilm' in their programs due to the unforeseeable success. The unconventional film seems to have hit a nerve in the audience. It makes you want to travel with all your senses instead of just consuming the fascinating country for general tourism. "
"Producing a feature-length documentary that is touching, funny and never boring for a minute - that is a great art, the result of which everyone involved can be proud of"
Web links
- South Africa - The movie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Facebook page with all cinema dates
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for South Africa - The Movie . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 157762 / K).
- ↑ Successful world premiere of "South Africa - the movie" . ( taunus-nachrichten.de [accessed on May 17, 2018]).
- ^ South Africa - The Movie . In: KINO . ( kino.de [accessed on May 17, 2018]).
- ↑ comfilm.de shop - we make wanderlust. Retrieved May 17, 2018 .