FEATURE FILMS
Original screenplays and book adaptations have captivated Silwerskerm audiences over the past twelve years in the thrilling feature film category. An annual highlight of the festival, these cinematic experiences are crafted by the cream of the local industry across a variety of film genres, focusing on authentically South African stories.
Landmyn
GENRE: Drama
DIRECTOR: Nico Scheepers
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Lotz
SCRIPTWRITER: Nico Scheepers
CAST: Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Carla Smith, Ben Albertyn, Dhania Schultz, Nicole Holm, Juan-Christoff Smith
PRODUCTION HOUSE: Nagvlug Films
AGE RESTRICTION: 16PL
For the first time in a decade, siblings Colette, Johan and Lisa reunite for a winter holiday on the South African coast. Each has built a life elsewhere to escape the instability of their childhood and the long shadow of their mother, Annatjie. The mood shifts when Colette reveals she has invited her to join them. Annatjie arrives like a hurricane, pulling the family back into old patterns of resentment, survival mechanisms and unfinished history. As the days pass, Annatjie's presence starts dissolving the distance the siblings have put between them and their past, drawing them back into roles shaped by obligation and dependency. Each of them is forced to ask how much of their lives still orbit around her gravity, and whether that hold can ever be broken. Landmyn is an intimate chamber drama about inherited trauma, obligation and the difficult act of letting go.
