He's a little slow and a little confused much of the time, but mostly he's harmless.He's a little slow and a little confused much of the time, but mostly he's harmless.He's a little slow and a little confused much of the time, but mostly he's harmless.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviakykNet Silverscreen Awards 2013 - winner Best Film.
Featured review
A superb Afrikaans Drama
This film for me and wife was a little masterpiece and am surprised that it has not received more international attention or more local acclaim.
One reviewer said that the portrayal of a simple minded person in a small Afrikaans community would cause offence, they could not be more wrong since the portrayal was superbly executed (An extremely difficult role that deserved an award), ably backed up by an excellent cast that capture this small drought ridden Afrikaans town with complete aplomb.
I will not reveal the story, other than to say that that it is a little gem brilliantly directed, superb cinematography and the use of the music (Excellent) is so well done that it enhances the quality of the film. So many films the use of music is excessive and detracts from the film but not here, congratulations to all involved.
My wife and i thoroughly enjoyed 'Die Wonderweker,based on the life of Eugene Marais, but this film is even better. There is no doubt in my mind that Afrikaans films can be up their with the best international ones. Yes, there is a lot of mediocre to bad ones made, but that also applies to overseas ones as served up in copious quantities on television, this one being an extremely welcome exception.
One reviewer said that the portrayal of a simple minded person in a small Afrikaans community would cause offence, they could not be more wrong since the portrayal was superbly executed (An extremely difficult role that deserved an award), ably backed up by an excellent cast that capture this small drought ridden Afrikaans town with complete aplomb.
I will not reveal the story, other than to say that that it is a little gem brilliantly directed, superb cinematography and the use of the music (Excellent) is so well done that it enhances the quality of the film. So many films the use of music is excessive and detracts from the film but not here, congratulations to all involved.
My wife and i thoroughly enjoyed 'Die Wonderweker,based on the life of Eugene Marais, but this film is even better. There is no doubt in my mind that Afrikaans films can be up their with the best international ones. Yes, there is a lot of mediocre to bad ones made, but that also applies to overseas ones as served up in copious quantities on television, this one being an extremely welcome exception.
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- compton-93677
- Aug 25, 2015
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- Also known as
- Faan's Train
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Box office
- Budget
- ZAR 3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $656,661
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)
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