Beauty

François van Heerden, a mid-40s, white, Afrikaans-speaking family man, has become devoid of any care or concern for his own measure of happiness, and so convinced of his ill-fated existence, that he is wholly unprepared when a chance encounter unravels his clean, controlled life.

Keywords

  • Awarded Queer Movies
  • Cannes 2025: Nominated Directors’ Filmography
  • Cannes: Un Certain Regard
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Nur bei Sooner
  • Queer Romance
  • queer
  • racism

Actors

  • Michelle Scott
  • Albert Maritz
  • Drikus Volschenk
  • Deon Lotz
  • Charlie Keegan
  • Roeline Daneel
  • Morne Visser
  • Sue Diepeveen

Director

  • Oliver Hermanus

Drama


1h 39min


-16

AF


FR

South Africa
2011
François van Heerden, a mid-40s, white, Afrikaans-speaking family man, has become devoid of any care or concern for his own measure of happiness, and so convinced of his ill-fated existence, that he is wholly unprepared when a chance encounter unravels his clean, controlled life.

François van Heerden, a mid-40s, white, Afrikaans-speaking family man, has become devoid of any care or concern for his own measure of happiness, and so convinced of his ill-fated existence, that he is wholly unprepared when a chance encounter unravels his clean, controlled life.


Festivals

Cast & Crew