Flatland
by
Jenna Bass
Border Lines
A strap-on dildo, a horse stable, a pistol and some blood: shy Natalie’s wedding night ends dramatically, forcing her and her heavily pregnant, rebellious friend Poppie to flee to the Karoo semi-desert. On their heels is policewoman Beauty Cuba, who is searching for a murderer. In the battle for self- determination, the three dissimilar women embark on a wild journey through a deeply divided country. FLATLAND is an idiosyncratic, humorous, and fascinating Roadmovie that illustrates South African society and its deep-seated inequality with unabashed directness. This third work by exciting filmmaker and screenwriter Jenna Bass opened the Berlinale’s “Panorama” section this year.
- Genre: Roadmovie
- Country, Year: South Africa, Luxembourg, Germany, 2019
- Runtime: 117 Min
- Languages: Afrikaans, English
- Subtitles: English
- Director: Jenna Bass
- Cast: Faith Baloyi, Nicole Fortuin, Izel Bezuidenhout, De Klerk Oelofse, Eric Nobbs
- Screenplay: Jenna Bass
- Cinematography: Sarah Cunningham
- Editor: Jacques de Villiers
- Sound: Jade Hill
- Music: Bao-Tran Tran
- Producers: David Horler, Désirée Nosbusch, Alexandra Hoesdorff, Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
- Co-Producer: Titus Kreyenberg
- Production Companies: Proper Film, Deal Productions, IGC Films, unafilm GmbH
- World Sales: The Match Factory GmbH
