New Voices in Black Cinema returns this week with a load of movies to put on your radar. One such movie is Of Good Report. Of Good Report is a South African noir film. Initially banned from release for controversial plotlines, it is being screened at BAMcinématek, and may be later released. Check out the trailer below.
Synopsis:
Introverted and seemingly gentle high school teacher Parker Sithole has a quiet passion for literature and is presented to a new school as a man “of good report”. In a local bar Parker meets a mesmerizing young woman and falls for her – but the next day she walks into his classroom and he realizes that the blossoming love which has brought joy into his world is forbidden. Parker develops and obsession with his vivacious pupil and she returns his affections until their love story reaches a tragic end. The film is an intense and profoundly executed thriller following this deeply disturbed teacher who is externally “of good report” and yet hiding a grisly murder which preys on his mind as a local policewoman hunts him, coming closer and closer to the awful truth.
Cast:
Mothusi Magano – Parker Sithole
Petronella Tshuma – Nolitha
Thobi Mkhwanazi – Squeeza
Nomhle Nkonyeni – Landlady
Tshamano Sebe – Vuyani
Crew:
Director/Writer – Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Tickets to screen Of Good Report can be found here.
Source: IMDB
