Son Of Man

Produced in 2005

Film Information

Festival Edition 2006 - Edition 7

Section Selection

Director Mark Dornford-May

Country South Africa

Duration 86 mins

Language Xhosa

Producer Mark Dornford-May / Camilla Draven / Brigid Olen

Screenplay Mark Dornford-May / Andiswa Kedama / Pauline Malefane

Cast Andile Kosi / Pauline Malefane / Andries Mbali / Jim Ngcabeza / Sibulele Mjali / Mvuyisi Mjali

Genre Drama

Synopsis

The story of Jesus reclaimed as an African fable. Mary conceives the Christ child during a militia attack on a grade school. Jesus asks for the surrender of handguns from his apostles, and the angel Gabriel is a precocious child marked with simple white feathers. Equally intriguing is the melding of the crucifixion and resurrection-alluding to the fact that in today's Africa, political dissidents are conveniently made to disappear.

Full Description

The story of Jesus reclaimed as an African fable. Mary conceives the Christ child during a militia attack on a grade school. Jesus asks for the surrender of handguns from his apostles, and the angel Gabriel is a precocious child marked with simple white feathers. Equally intriguing is the melding of the crucifixion and resurrection, alluding to the fact that in today's Africa, political dissidents are conveniently made to disappear.