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Gat in die Muur (2017)
Hole in the head
Actors put up a dapper performance, but I am afraid as an Afrikaans speaking South African this movie from my country leaves much to be desired. It is full of cliches e.g. "to die is easy to live is a challenge" and many more such near meaningless utterances. The main character suffers from a deadly disease, but he eats and drinks and enjoys life as if nothing is wrong! Only occasionally do we see him writhing in pain. He paints his face in clown like colours, but the viewer is not given any indication as to its significance. Also the title seems to have little resemblance to the contents of the movie, it is very nice to see the hole in the wall in our beautiful Eastern Cape province, but what is its significance? In conclusion, the film makers used an old and tired theme, with old and tired cliches, instead of coming up with something new and refreshing.