After seeing the trailer I expected this film to be funny but apart from that I didn't expect much. After seeing the film, I believe it is one of South Africa's greatest achievements thus far. Here's why.
Not only were the jokes funny, the directing was brilliant, well paced, balanced, just perfect. Not overstated and yet bringing out so much emotion and feeling out of this simple story. The editing was absolutely on the spot.
Of course the emotion would not have been achieved were it not for the brilliant acting by the entire cast. Really Riaad Moosa (Cassim Kaif) plays the main role much better than I expected and Vincent Ebrahim (Ebrahim Kaif) was perhaps the standout performance playing the father. Denise Newman (Fatima) playing the mother was wonderful too. Joey Rasdien (Yusuf) also surprised me a little with the quality of his performance even though it wasn't as dramatic as the other roles. And as I said the rest of the cast was good as well.
The cinematography was amazing! Every shot was great, the art direction too.
The score was not only beautiful but also fitted the movie very well.
All round this film is funny, delightful and moving and everybody everywhere should watch it.
Not only were the jokes funny, the directing was brilliant, well paced, balanced, just perfect. Not overstated and yet bringing out so much emotion and feeling out of this simple story. The editing was absolutely on the spot.
Of course the emotion would not have been achieved were it not for the brilliant acting by the entire cast. Really Riaad Moosa (Cassim Kaif) plays the main role much better than I expected and Vincent Ebrahim (Ebrahim Kaif) was perhaps the standout performance playing the father. Denise Newman (Fatima) playing the mother was wonderful too. Joey Rasdien (Yusuf) also surprised me a little with the quality of his performance even though it wasn't as dramatic as the other roles. And as I said the rest of the cast was good as well.
The cinematography was amazing! Every shot was great, the art direction too.
The score was not only beautiful but also fitted the movie very well.
All round this film is funny, delightful and moving and everybody everywhere should watch it.