Die Kandidaat (1968)

Directed by

Jans Rautenbach

Genre

drama film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes a candidate for political office and faces pressure from authorities who disagree with his views. The film examines the personal and social costs of challenging a repressive system.

thoughtfulcriticalseriousrestrainedsoberingintensedramatic

What happens

Die Kandidaat is a 1968 South African drama film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Gert Van den Bergh, Marie Du Toit and Regardt van den Bergh. The film was regarded as critical of the apartheid system, and it faced some censorship from the authorities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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