Final Solution (2001)

Directed by

Cristobal Krusen

Genre

drama

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two real men in South Africa, one white and one black, whose lives are changed by apartheid and their own choices. It shows how they move from hatred to forgiveness over time.

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What happens

Final Solution is a 2001 film set in South Africa based on the real-life stories of Gerrit Wolfaardt and Moses Moremi, with themes of morality, tolerance, and forgiveness. Written and directed by Cristóbal Krusen, the title of the film comes from the Nazi Final Solution which was the inspiration of a plan with an apartheid motive in the film. Krusen said that the idea for making a film in South Africa first came to him in 1988 during the filming of Ropa Nueva para Felipe in Mexico. He made numerous trips to South Africa between 1990 and 1994 to observe firsthand race relations in the country and seek material for a story that would demonstrate radical transformation from hatred to love between former enemies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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