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      Free State

      2016 1h 38m Drama Romance List
      Reviews 60% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden romance between a white woman and an Indian man during Apartheid. Read More Read Less

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      Theresa Smith Independent Online (South Africa) Haunting more because of what it doesn't say than what it does show, Free State is a beautifully filmed romantic drama. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      felix s I so want to give this movie a good rating, because there are good elements about it. Good soundtrack, good cinematography. But unfortunately it's too poorly written, and because of that, the actors just can't save it from feeling fake, lumpy and just plain slow. There's just no flow to it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review darren h I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It very well scripted and acted. Recommended! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/22 Full Review Audience Member Missed opportunity to tell a great story of love, beauty and shared humanity in an unimaginably horrible time. One that ends in the mindless tragic loss of 3 young lives. But it's squandered on a self-indulgent Mills&Boons romp where a privileged girl with every advantage in life goes slumming it with the "exotic" from the wrong side of the tracks. Eventually costing the naive boy, doe-eyed boy his life and causing the death of 2 other young people. All so that the girl can proclaim in the end that she discovered love can be "magical" and she hopes it happens again. How nice that it only takes the loss of 3 lives and broken families for her to feel optimistic about the " magic of love". Cliched in the manner of Barbara Cartland romance pulp, set against an inconsequential backdrop of a sanitised version of what Apartheid must have been. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This slow burner explodes into a Shakespearean tragedy. Fascinating and moving. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden romance between a white woman and an Indian man during Apartheid.
      Director
      Salmon de Jager
      Producer
      Sanjay Devkar, Jan du Plessis
      Screenwriter
      Salmon de Jager
      Production Co
      Bosbok Ses Films, Utkarsh Entertainment
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      Afrikaans
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 18, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 38m
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