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South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Title: Beautiful Thing
Director: Hettie Macdonald
Specs: UK 1996 35mm 90min
This film is so captivating that if you don’t see it (second time round) you’ll kick yourself (again).
It’s romantic without being depressing, fantastic while being down to earth.
Slowly, the romance builds between boys-next-door Jaime and Ste, in this elegant construction of a coming of age story and first love, from first nervous glances to the ingenious use of peppermint foot lotion.
Bitter-sweet, with a deliriously happy ending, Beautiful Thing will give you the longest lasting high of this decade of Freedom.
Courtesy of the British Council
Out In Africa
Jhb Fri 12 / 10.15pm Fri 19 / 6.15pm Sat 20 6pm
CT Sun 21 / 4pm Thu 25 / 10.15pm Sun 28 / 8pm
Dbn Sun 4 / 1pm
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