Number 37 (2018)

Original title

Nommer 37

Directed by

Nosipho Dumisa

Genre

thriller film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in South Africa is stuck in his apartment recovering from an injury. He uses binoculars to watch his neighbors and sees a crime that he thinks could change his life.

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What happens

Number 37 (Afrikaans: Nommer 37) is a 2018 South African crime thriller written and directed by Nosipho Dumisa. It is a remake of Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock. The film is in Afrikaans and subtitled to English. It was featured at several film festivals including SXSW, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival, and the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won Best Director. The film follows an injured young man, confined to his apartment, who borrows his girlfriend's binoculars to spy on their neighbours, in which he sees an opportunity to turn their lives around after witnessing a crime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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