Firstborn

Firstborn

2009 · 27 min · ★ 3.3 · Drama

This short film explores identity and sexuality within the Afrikaans minority culture of post-Apartheid South Africa through a fable about two brothers who descend into matricide and madness on a remote ostrich farm.

Directed by Etienne Kallos · Written by Etienne Kallos

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