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When musician Jerome Adams flies into Cape Town for his estranged father’s funeral, he finds his dad has bequeathed him his beloved Goema Club as well as the care of The Umbrella Men minstrel troupe. Unfortunately, the Club comes with a huge overdraft, due in two weeks for repayment to the bank on penalty of repossession, in a shady deal engineered by Tariq Cupido, a long – time family rival. Jerome decides to rob the bank itself under cover of the annual carnival parade when thousands of troupes will invade the streets, Tariq’s troupe, The Maulers, competing against Jerome’s Umbrella Men. And as Jerome reconnects with friends, and community, he learns about himself and why he must stay in this special place.
Laurels:
- 2022 - Winner Film Africa: Audience Award for Best Feature
- 2022 - Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival
Note: there is free bonus content available for this film. To watch, go to the Free Bonus Content section of the Virtual Festival site.
Film co-presented by: The Caribbean Tales International Film Festival
- Year2022
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans
- CountrySouth Africa
- RatingContains course language and violence
- DirectorJohn Barker
- Executive ProducerWerner Barkhuizen, Jose Pepe Figueroa, Helga Palmer, Marlon Davids
- CastJaques De Silva, Shamilla Miller, Keenan Arrison, Bronté Snell
When musician Jerome Adams flies into Cape Town for his estranged father’s funeral, he finds his dad has bequeathed him his beloved Goema Club as well as the care of The Umbrella Men minstrel troupe. Unfortunately, the Club comes with a huge overdraft, due in two weeks for repayment to the bank on penalty of repossession, in a shady deal engineered by Tariq Cupido, a long – time family rival. Jerome decides to rob the bank itself under cover of the annual carnival parade when thousands of troupes will invade the streets, Tariq’s troupe, The Maulers, competing against Jerome’s Umbrella Men. And as Jerome reconnects with friends, and community, he learns about himself and why he must stay in this special place.
Laurels:
- 2022 - Winner Film Africa: Audience Award for Best Feature
- 2022 - Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival
Note: there is free bonus content available for this film. To watch, go to the Free Bonus Content section of the Virtual Festival site.
Film co-presented by: The Caribbean Tales International Film Festival
- Year2022
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans
- CountrySouth Africa
- RatingContains course language and violence
- DirectorJohn Barker
- Executive ProducerWerner Barkhuizen, Jose Pepe Figueroa, Helga Palmer, Marlon Davids
- CastJaques De Silva, Shamilla Miller, Keenan Arrison, Bronté Snell