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Somer Son (2015)
Truly underestimated film!
There have been some negative reviews about this film in the media, but I can assure you, they missed the point!
I found the film entertaining at first, but then I started to realize, there's much more than meets the eye! I began to appreciate it! I started to see all the hidden nuances and suggestive hints the film actually had! There are so many send-ups I'm surprised the film got away with it all! It was an interesting look at the white South African archetypes while poking fun at the different stereotypes.
I think, to the films own detriment, it was too well hidden for most people to catch the first time around. They played all the send-ups so well that the film was overlooked as 'bad'. People thought the film was conforming to something, while it was actually poking fun at it!
One can fault some of the technical aspects at times, but thus is the nature of South African cinema at this point.
I hoped the film gets the recognition it deserves one day.