Cape of Good Hope

PG-13

2005

1h 47m

Comedy

Drama

List

68%

31 Reviews

Tomatometer

63%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Residents (Debbie Brown, Eriq Ebouaney, Nthati Moshesh) of Cape Town, South Africa, interact and look for love against the backdrop of a local animal shelter.

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Critics Consensus

This little South African film takes a different approach -- putting politics in the background and ordinary people front and center. Overall, it's a heartwarming effort.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

Brown's spunky, funny Kate helps hold the piece together.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 20, 2006

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

There's so much Altmanesque activity in the film that even if some storylines temporarily don't work, others keep making up for them.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 13, 2006

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

No matter how heavy-handed the sentimentality gets, the film's intentions seem sincere.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 5, 2006

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Kam Williams

EURWeb

A socially-relevant and meaningful film from South Africa which supplies plenty of reasons to feel optimistic about humanity's prospects.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 28, 2007

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

Mostly manages to feel authentic and uplifting, putting a human face on a complex colonial culture.

Mar 1, 2007

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

Cape of Good Hope is a film about people we want so very much to love, people who keep us watching - and keep us smiling.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 14, 2006

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Audience Member

Kate's story hits home for me. I too was abandoned by my father at fragile age. It seems like a good movie. Too bad it sets of my dog barking every time dogs bark on the screen. I will watch it at a later time. Update 2/26: This movie is about how important it is to forgive to be able to move on with life. In society forgiveness is given as a favor or a gift, but forgiveness is not a gift. It is need it to live a full and healthy life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

a pot of odd fellows with misfortunes... and an optimistic ending. i felt as if i was watching the difficulties in life through a poorly-constructed kaleidoscope!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Okay in a made for TV way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

A light-hearted look at life and love in south africa with class, national and racial divides. The astronomer's fun and the animals adorable -- all in all, a good family drama that ends well. I just wanted to strangle the leading lady a few times throughout the show though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

This was a cute movie, but eventually going nowhere.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

easy watch. simple story, worth the watch for the acting alone

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Mark Bamford

Director

Debbie Brown

Kate

Eriq Ebouaney

Jean Claude LeReve

Nthati Moshesh

Lindiwe Daraza

Morné Visser

Dr. Morne

Quanita Adams

Sharifa Nur

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Synopsis

Residents (Debbie Brown, Eriq Ebouaney, Nthati Moshesh) of Cape Town, South Africa, interact and look for love against the backdrop of a local animal shelter.

Director: Mark Bamford
Screenwriter: Mark Bamford, Suzanne Kay Bamford
Production Co: Wonder View Films, Moonlighting
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Brief Strong Language|Sexual Content|Mature Situations)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Afrikaans
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.3K
Runtime: 1h 47m