Boesman & Lena

The second filmed adaptation of Athol Fugard's famous play. Set in the late 1960s, we examine the situation of a poor and dispossessed man and his wife. While they are currently hobos, we see via flashbacks that they had previously enjoyed a much better lifestyle. They spend a lot of time bickering.

90 minutes.
No persons under 10 (Language) .
Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Ek soek 'n bottletjie blou...

Credits

Cast	Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Willie Jonah
Director	John Berry
Screenplay	John Berry, based on the play by Athol Fugard
Music	Wally Badarou
Cinematography	Alain Choquart
Sound formats	Dolby, SDDS
Made in	2000
Produced by	Pathé Image Production, Primedia Productions

Official Site

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
The Moviesite Ian Douglas	3
Cape Argus Owen Williams	10
The Star Janine Walker	8
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	1
eye Weekly Jason Anderson	10
Box Office Ed Scheid	15
Total Film Tom Dawson	5
Film Review James Cameron-Wilson	1
Uncut Gavin Martin	5
What the People say
Internet 16 Netizens	11
Average .. 35%	7

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Well, the actors worked hard, but the story had nowhere to go. I really should not have rated the film as I did walk out, after deciding several times to stick it out a little longer in the hope that it would improve. Watching two bergies arguing over nothing does not make for exciting cinema. I can have that experience at my nearest bottle store. The most amazing thing was seeing how far they travelled around the Cape Peninsula, on foot, in the space of one day...

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Boesman & Lena

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 35%

Visitor Comments