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Number 37
Directed byNosipho Dumisa
Written byNosioho Dumisa
Starring
  • Irshaad Ally
  • Danny Ross
  • Monique Rockman
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
LanguageAfrikaans

Number 37 (Nommer 37 in South Africa[1])is a 2018 South-African movie written and directed by Nosipho Dumisa.[2] The film is in Afrikaans[3] and subtitled to English. It was featured at several film festivals including SXSW, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival, and the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where it won Best Director.[4]

Plot

An injured young man, confined to his apartment, borrows his girlfriend's binoculars to spy on their neighbourhood and sees an opportunity to turn their lives around after witnessing a crime.[5][6]

Cast

  • Irshaad Ally (as Randal Hendricks)
  • Danny Ross (as Emmie)
  • Monique Rockman (as girlfriend Pam)
  • Ephraim Gordon (as Warren)
  • Amrain Ismail-Essop (as Alicia)

References

  1. ^ Nommer 37, retrieved 6 July 2020
  2. ^ Number 37 (Nommer 37) (2018), retrieved 13 November 2019
  3. ^ Sibisi, Gezzy S. (15 April 2018). "FILM DIRECTOR SPEAK: Nosipho Dumisa". Screen Africa. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Nommer 37 wins best director award at international film festival". Channel. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "'Number 37': Film Review | SXSW 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Review: South African thriller 'Number 37' is Hitchcockian". Los Angeles Times. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.