Felix

Felix

2013 · 97 min · ★ 9.5 · Comedy, Drama, Family, Music

13-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil's music. When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father's old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.

Directed by Roberta Durrant · Written by Shirley Johnston

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