Drama ·Thriller · France · 2011 · 1h 41m

Beauty

Skoonheid

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Director
Oliver Hermanus
Cast
Deon Lotz as François Charlie Keegan as Christian Michelle Scott as Elena van Heerden Albert Maritz as Willem Roeline Daneel as Anika van Heerden Sue Diepeveen as Marika van Heerde
Crew
Jamie D. Ramsay — Director of Photography George Hanmer — Editor Didier Costet — Writer Oliver Hermanus — Writer Didier Costet — Producer Franz Lewis — Production Design
Tagline

When desire becomes obsession.

Synopsis

François van Heerden, a mid-40s Afrikaans 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 unravels his clean, controlled life.

Trailer Beauty — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
south africagay clubstalkerrural areain the closetattempted rapesexual repressionurban settingcape town, south africasexual assaultanger issuesafrikaner
Key Collaborators
Oliver Hermanus Director Jamie D. Ramsay Director of Photography George Hanmer Editor Didier Costet Writer Oliver Hermanus Writer Didier Costet Producer Franz Lewis Production Design Reza Levy Costume Design
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