Beauty (2011)
François van Heerden (Deon Lotz) hat alles, was man sich wünschen kann. Doch emotional ist er völlig abgestumpft, gegenüber seiner Frau, sich selbst und seiner seit Jahren unterdrückten Homosexualität. Gelegentlich befreit er sich davon in derben Sextreffen mit Gleichgesinnten. Auf der Hochzeit seiner Tochter trifft er zum ersten Mal den zwanzig Jahre jüngeren Christian Roodt (Charlie Keegan). Seine Blicke bleiben an dem gut aussehenden Junganwalt aus Kapstadt haften. Er beginnt ihm nachzustellen und verstrickt sich dabei immer tiefer in eine bedrohliche Spirale aus grobschlächtiger Lust und verdrängter Leidenschaft. Schließlich explodiert François, nach dem ihn Christian nachts aus einer Bar zurück ins Hotel bringt...
Der Regisseur: Oliver Hermanus
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Deon Lotz as François |
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Charlie Keegan as Christian |
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Michelle Scott as Elena van Heerden |
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Albert Maritz as Willem |
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Roeline Daneel as Anika van Heerden |
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Sue Diepeveen as Marika van Heerde |
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Jeroen Kranenburg as Doctor |
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Leon Kruger as Henri |
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Drikus Volschenk as Cliff Engel |
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Robin Smith as Gideon |
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Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots as Linda van Heerden |
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Jan Hendrik Opperman as Stefan - Groom |
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Marion Holm as Distant Aunt |
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Shaun Rossouw as Best Man |
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Elsie Potgieter as Young Woman |
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Mart Kotze as Murial, Banking Clerk |
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Andre Knoesen as Farm Man #1 |
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Raymond Bassett as Farm Man #2 |
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Marius Raubenheimer as Farm Man #3 |
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Hendrik Pistorius as Farm Man #4 |
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Jefferson J. Dirks-Korkee as Young Coloured Man |
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Peter Taljaard as Elena's Lover |
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Rina Moodley as Indian Storekeeper |
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Norma Anschutz as Odd-looking Patient |
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Owen De Jager as Rugby Man #1 |
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Michael de Swardt as Rugby Man #2 |
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Lynita Crofford as Rugby Woman |
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Chase Downes as Man UCT Campus |
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Georgie Lawson as Woman UCT Campus |
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Lea Seekoe as Christian's Friends |
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Craig Eygenberger as Christian's Friends |
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Andre Solomon as Christian's Friends |
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Geoffrey van Biljoen as iPod Sales Assistant |
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Gordan Stevens as Bronx Barman |
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Riaan Visman as Bronx Coloured Man |
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Clare Bywater as Drunk Youth #1 |
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Dylan Baker as Drunk Youth #2 |
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Alan Jacobs as Bronx Bathroom Coke Man #1 |
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Ross Rowley as Bronx Bathroom Coke Man #2 |
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Dave Cannon as Bronx Glaring Man #1 |
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Jacques van Rensburg as Bronx Glaring Man #2 |
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Henry Jack Cloete as Writer |
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Megan Barr as Brian's Wife |
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Hendrik Kotze as Factory Worker Client |
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Suko Mandidi as Wood Factory Assistant |
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Janine Botha as Blonde Spur Waiteress |
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Tihran de la Mare as Young Spur Waiter |
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Nico Burger as Young Spur Couple |
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Dean Roberts as Young Spur Couple |
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Morné Visser as Brian |
| Directing | Oliver Hermanus | Director |
| Writing | Oliver Hermanus | Writer |
| Writing | Didier Costet | Writer |
| Production | Genevieve Hofmeyr | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marvin Saven | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ben Ludik | Music |
| Editing | George Hanmer | Editor |
| Production | Warwick Grier | Casting |
| Camera | Jamie D. Ramsay | Director of Photography |
| Production | Didier Costet | Producer |
| Production | Dylan Voogt | Co-Producer |
| Art | Franz Lewis | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Reza Levy | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naeema Clayton | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jade Hamilton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Nadia Brand | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Simon Damast | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | De Villiers Fourie | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Jana Marie-Hey | Set Dresser |
| Art | Ernest Mokwena | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Donavan Oostendorp | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Joe Oosthuizen | Property Master |
| Art | Johan Oosthuizen | Property Master |
| Art | Ernie Seegers | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Ian Arrow | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Xavier Bonneyrat | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Laurent Chassaigne | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Eric LeGarçon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Marc Lentretien | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gadou Naudin | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bertrand Roets | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Benjamin Rolo | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Pascal Nowak | Colorist |
| Camera | Elwin Buchel | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Zahir Karriem | Key Grip |
| Camera | Siseko Malawu | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Clint Stone | Gaffer |
| Camera | Nick Turvey | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nick Turvey | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Adi Visser | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Sonja Krohn | Casting |
| Production | Dieter Wambach | Casting Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonie Roberts | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Willem Grobler | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Johann Joubert | Unit Manager |
| Production | Saskia Schiel | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Ria van Heerden | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Marc-Emmanuel Vuaillat | Legal Services |
| Crew | Anton Moon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | William Nicholson | Researcher |
| Production | Megan Barr | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Writing | Henry Jack Cloete | Script Editor |
| Production | Vaughan Leach | Unit Manager |
| Production | Johann Joubert | Location Manager |
| Production | Vaughan Leach | Location Manager |
| Crew | Gregory Sapojnikoff | Post-Production Manager |
| Production | David Beguier | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Varujan Gumusel | Production Manager |
| Art | Sophie Leroy | Title Designer |
| Sound | Ben Ludik | Music Producer |
| Sound | Ben Ludik | Music Arranger |