Toronto South African Film Festival:
Kanarie

Christiaan Olwagen

Christiaan Olwagen

Director

Country

South Africa

Year

2018

Duration

2 h 3 min

Festival Awards

Best Narrative Feature, Out on Film Atlanta
Best Narrative Feature – Reeling Film Festival, Chicago

CO-PRESENTATION
Toronto South African Film Festival
Kanarie

 

Set in 1985 against a backdrop of apartheid, religion, and war, Kanarie follows a teen boy, Johan Niemand, who has always been bullied in his small town for his flair for British new wave music and love of Boy George. When he gets called up by the military and auditions for the Canaries (the South African Defence Force Church Choir and Concert Group), he believes the choir will be his ticket out of fighting the war, but he begins to see the role he plays in the oppression and injustice around him. On tour, he develops feelings for a fellow Canary and he starts to question everything he knows about himself. Kanarie is a love story – a film about finding individuality in a world of oppression and uniformity.

Sat Oct. 19, 1:25 pm

TIFF Bell Lightbox
250 King String West
Toronto, Ontario
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