Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- Afrikaans
- Country
- South Africa, United Kingdom
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Afrikaans — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- based on novel or book
- homophobia
- south africa
- apartheid
- forbidden love
- military service
- based on memoir or autobiography
- masturbation
- national service
- lgbt
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Kai Luke Brummer
Nicholas Van der Swart
Ryan de Villiers
Dylan Stassen
Matthew Vey
Michael Sachs
Hilton Pelser
Sergeant Brand
- Wynand Ferreira — Snyman
- Jan Combrink — Jan Gould
- Stefan Vermaak — Oscar Fourie
- Hendrik Nieuwoudt — Roos
- Shaun Chad Smit — Dewald Van Der Merwe
- Rikus Terblanche — Bester
- Matt Ashwell — Young Nicholas
- Ludwig Baxter — Brent Siebert
- Philippa Berrington-Blew — June Stassen
- Mitchell Christy — Jones
- Directed
- Oliver Hermanus
- Written
- Jack Sidey, Oliver Hermanus
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 99 ratings
- Studio
- Penzance Films, Portobello Pictures
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