Saturday, September 5, 2009

THE LAST VOYAGE

“...The film is an unapologetically personal trip, with the director-filmmaker at the very heart of the story. this proximity lends “The Last Voyage” an arrestingly uninhibited quality, where traditional barriers of documentary filmmaking are dismantled..”
– Encounters international Documentary Film Festival, 2009



48 Minute Documentary Film
Director: Riaan Hendricks
Year of production: June 2009
Country of Origin: South Africa
Language: English /Afrikaans (ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
Production Company: Young Lion Films
Email: riaandh@hotmail.com


Synopsis
The ocean took away the opportunity from the young man to know his dad. Now death is knocking on the door, asking for his dad's life.

"Will you take your last voyage with me dad?" Not wanting to disappoint his son, he promised he would.

What unfolds in a story of love during a time of death - not just for his dad, but also for his mother who will be left alone after his dad's gone.





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OTHER FILMS FROM THE DIRECTOR

*NB: These are links to reviews, you might need to search for the name of the film, or the directors name in order to locate the write-up on the film.

*The City that Kills Somalians (48')
*Baraka (Blessing)(26')
*Revolutionaries Love Life (48')
 *A Fisherman's Tale (26')
            - "...this sterling directorial debut.."
            - "...poetic cinema of Riaan..."
           
           
           
           
           
         

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