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A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.
Apr 9, 2021 | Theatrical Limited (51 locations)
Other Key Dates
Sep 4, 2019 (Venice Film Festival (Italy))
Oct 10, 2019 (BFI London Film Festival (UK))
Nov 3, 2019 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece))
Mar 2, 2020 (Glasgow Film Festival (UK))
Mar 12, 2020 (Luxembourg City Film Festival (Luxembourg))
Mar 19, 2020 (Spring Film Festival (Lithuania))
Jul 1, 2020 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czechia))
Jul 19, 2020 (DVD premiere (Australia))
Aug 19, 2020 (virtual cinema Florida Film Festival (USA))
Sep 10, 2020 (Humen Film Festival (Hungary))
Sep 26, 2020 (Taiwan International Queer Film Festival (Taiwan))
Nov 8, 2020 (Seoul International Pride Film Festival (South Korea))
May 27, 2021 (internet Inside Out Film Festival (Canada))
Jul 21, 2021 (FIDMarseille International Film Festival (France))
Aug 7, 2021 (internet Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia))
Sep 9, 2021 (Slovenian LGBT Film Festival (Slovenia))
$14,007
$24,520
$4,184
$28,704
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 1.48 : 1
Country of Origin: South Africa
Nicholas has long known he is different, that something shameful and unacceptable in him must stay hidden and denied. But South Africa’s minority government are embroiled in conflict at the Angolan border and all white young men over 16 must serve two years of compulsory military service to defend the Apartheid regime and its culture of toxic racist machismo. The ‘black danger’ is the real and present threat; what is wrong with Nicholas and others like him can be rooted out, treated, and cured like cancer. But just when fear pushes Nicholas to accept unspeakable horrors in the hopes of staying invisible, a tender relationship with another recruit becomes as dangerous for them both as any enemy fire. Based on André Carl van der Merwe’s book, Moffie (a derogatory Afrikaans term for a gay man) follows the story of Nicholas van der Swart: from a very young age, he realizes he is different. Try as he might, he cannot live up to the macho image expected of him by his family, by his heritage. At 19 he is conscripted into the South African army and finds his every sensibility offended by a system close to its demise, yet still in full force. Set during the South African border war against communism, this is a long-overdue story about the emotional and physical suffering endured by countless young men. — AnonymusB