Cape of Good Hope
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Actor: Farouk Valley-Omar and Parinita Jeaven Debbie BrownBrand: NEW Yorker Films Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Afrikaans (Original Language); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Xhosa (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Yorker
Movie Reviews of Cape of Good Hope
Movie Review: wonderful glimpse of contemporary South African life
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this fine comedy. I hadn't known quite what to expect when I ordered it; I'd been curious about the fact that it was set in South Africa, but I'd been apprehensive for the same reason. Just about all of the African movies I'd ever seen had been focused on one or another of the continent's many traumas and tragedies, and while each movie had been beautifully crafted and critically acclaimed and was in all respects an excellent movie (take _Hotel Rwanda_, for example), I'd still had to brace myself to see it.
So I'm so happy that this movie exists--a movie shot in present-day South Africa that, while not sugarcoating the country's continuing problems (racial inequalities, poverty, violence, a disturbing amount of xenophobia, etc.), is nonetheless full of hope and even humor. It's a movie in which people live and work together, deal with their problems together, and gradually move forwards with their lives. And in the process they make for some pretty entertaining watching. It's not the kind of movie where the humor comes from exaggerating stereotypes; rather, it's a gentler kind of fun, where the comedy comes from each character's/actor's own sense of humor. There's a Muslim woman character, for example, who walks off with some of the funniest scenes in the entire movie--her changing facial expressions in one scene, as she teases her boss who's on the phone with a feckless lover, are worth the price of the DVD alone. And one learns so much about life in present-day South Africa too. A real treasure!
Summary of Cape of Good Hope
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE is a colorful and vibrant mosaic of love and hope. As upbeat and heartwarming as the blockbuster hit LOVE ACTUALLY, this film beautifully connects a number of storylines, all revolving around a Cape Town animal rescue shelter. Its founder, Kate, who seems to relate better to dogs than to people, is involved with a married man, blinding her to the romantic interest of a kind veterinarian. Her receptionist, Sharifa, desperately wants to have a child and is taking extraordinary steps to do so. Meanwhile, Jean Claude, the shelter?s handyman, finds himself torn between his love for a single mother and his desire to immigrate to Canada.Filmed entirely on location in the Cape Town coastal community of Hout Bay, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE is populated with likable characters you come to care about ? ordinary people who want to improve their lives. As unexpected plot twists demonstrate, this is possible only by taking a chance. An original romantic comedy, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE will win you over and lift your spirits.
Watch the trailer: http://www.capemovie.com
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