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POU (PEACOCK) is a South African gothic horror following the journey of a young woman into the dark recesses of the Afrikaner psyche and its compromised past. ANNA POHL (Tarryn Wyngaard) has grown up in an institutionalized space: a puritanical, Calvinist organization known simply as The Foundation. Their mission is to provide a place of 'righteous innocence' for young women -- to allow them to develop away from the 'corruptions' of the outside world. When Anna transgresses The Foundation's strict moral standards, she is sent away to care for one of its founding members, SAREL CILLIERS (Johan Botha), an Apartheid-era theologian now ailing on his isolated farm.
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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film The film explores the fluidity of sexuality and gender in a way which highlights the relationship between queer self-acceptance and the kind of fluid, liberated thinking against which such a brittle order could not endure. Rated: 3/5 Dec 11, 2023 Full Review Bobby LePire Film Threat Peacock is absorbing and horrific in equal measure. Minnaar generates genuine frights with a searing plot and fantastic cinematography. Rated: 9.5/10 Dec 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B Jaco Minnaar did good with this one. Excellent cinematography. Gripping and captivating storyline. Whole cast excels in character, very convincingly. Very authentic and horrifying at the same time. reminiscent of an art movie. Very well done Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jaco Minnaar

Director

Tarryn Wyngaard

Anna Pohl

Johan Botha

Sarel Cilliers

Ruan Wessels

Jean Basson

Nicola Hanekom

Suster Tolmei

André Stolz

Mnr. Duwenage

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Synopsis POU (PEACOCK) is a South African gothic horror following the journey of a young woman into the dark recesses of the Afrikaner psyche and its compromised past. ANNA POHL (Tarryn Wyngaard) has grown up in an institutionalized space: a puritanical, Calvinist organization known simply as The Foundation. Their mission is to provide a place of 'righteous innocence' for young women -- to allow them to develop away from the 'corruptions' of the outside world. When Anna transgresses The Foundation's strict moral standards, she is sent away to care for one of its founding members, SAREL CILLIERS (Johan Botha), an Apartheid-era theologian now ailing on his isolated farm.
Director
Jaco Minnaar
Producer
John le Carré, Dumi Gumbi, Catharina Weinek, Jaco Minnaar
Screenwriter
John le Carré, Jaco Minnaar
Production Co
The Ergo Company
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Afrikaans
Runtime
1h 30m
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