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Beauty

Original title: Skoonheid
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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Deon Lotz and Charlie Keegan in Beauty (2011)
Francois van Heerden, a mid-40s, white,
Afrikaans-speaking family man, has become
devoid of any care or concern for his own
measure of happiness, and so convinced of his
ill-fated existence, that he is wholly unprepared
when a chance encounter unrave
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Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated on a friend's handsome collegiate son, leading to an incident.Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated on a friend's handsome collegiate son, leading to an incident.Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated on a friend's handsome collegiate son, leading to an incident.

  • Director
    • Oliver Hermanus
  • Writers
    • Didier Costet
    • Oliver Hermanus
  • Stars
    • Deon Lotz
    • Charlie Keegan
    • Michelle Scott
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oliver Hermanus
    • Writers
      • Didier Costet
      • Oliver Hermanus
    • Stars
      • Deon Lotz
      • Charlie Keegan
      • Michelle Scott
    • 23User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations

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    Deon Lotz
    Deon Lotz
    • François van Heerden
    Charlie Keegan
    Charlie Keegan
    • Christian Roodt
    Michelle Scott
    • Elena van Heerden
    Albert Maritz
    • Willem Roodt
    Sue Diepeveen
    Sue Diepeveen
    • Marika Roodt
    Roeline Daneel
    • Anika van Heerden
    Drikus Volschenk
    Drikus Volschenk
    • Cliff Engel
    Morné Visser
    Morné Visser
    • Brian
    Leon Kruger
    • Henri
    Robin Smith
    Robin Smith
    • Gideon
    Jeroen Kranenburg
    • Doctor
    Tinarie van Wyk Loots
    Tinarie van Wyk Loots
    • Linda van Heerden
    Jan Hendrik Opperman
    • Stefan - Groom
    Marion Holm
    • Distant Aunt
    Shaun Rossouw
    • Best Man
    Elsie Potgieter
    • Young Woman
    Mart Kotze
    • Murial, Banking Clerk
    Andre Knoesen
    • Farm Man #1
    • Director
      • Oliver Hermanus
    • Writers
      • Didier Costet
      • Oliver Hermanus
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      South Africa's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.
    • Soundtracks
      Fracture
      Written & Arranged by Ben Ludik

      Performed by Albert Viljoen & Stellenbosch Session Orchestra

    User reviews23

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    1/10
    Too slow to catch cold
    My goodness, one hour and forty minutes of watching paint dry. The amount of material in this film could have been disposed of in an hour or less.

    It's just boring, boring, boring. And then we get to the "incident" referred to in the plot outline. Well, that such a severe and serious incident seemed to have no consequences at all was simply not on the cards.

    I was fortunate in having a version that subtitled the English parts as well as the Afrikaans. If I'd had just the Afrikaans parts subtitled, as some have mentioned happened when they watched, I would have given up.

    No one in this film was remotely sympathetic, not the main character and his dysfunctional family, not his friends or secret friends, not the "Beauty" of the title who wanted to take advantage without paying the price.

    It's difficult to give details without turning this into spoilers, but the later events of the film could not conceivably have been engendered by repression and being closeted. It doesn't work on the psychological, social or cinematic level. And as for the ending, were we meant to be sympathetic? I wasn't.

    Honestly, don't bother.
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    • Oct 27, 2020

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Africa
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official distributor's page for the film. (Australia)
      • Official distributor's page for the film. (Belgium)
    • Languages
      • Afrikaans
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Belleza
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa(Most of second half)
    • Production companies
      • Swift Productions
      • Équation
      • Moonlighting Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,425
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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