Kanarie

A winning combination of thoughtfulness and exuberance that could translate into international theatrical play beyond its fest run.
-- Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter

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Kanarie

A coming-of-age war musical about a small-town boy who gets chosen to serve his compulsory two-year military training in the South African Defense Force Choir and Concert group -- known as the "Canaries" -- during the height of the Apartheid regime.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Musical, War, LGBT
Runtime
120
Language
Afrikaans, English
Director
Christiaan Olwagen
Writer(s)
Christiaan Olwagen
Cast
Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys
FEATURED REVIEW
Jude Dry, indieWire

Drafted by the South African Army during apartheid, Johan lands a spot in the Kanaries, the military’s traveling choir, where a battlefield romance brings up his long-repressed sexual identity. Using Boy George and Depeche Mode as influences, this surprisingly fun musical examines the effects of ...

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