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      Proteus

      Released Jan 30, 2004 1 hr. 53 min. Drama Romance LGBTQ+ List
      Reviews 86% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A former servant (Rouxnet Brown) and a Dutch sailor (Neil Sandilands) begin a risky love affair in an 18th-century South African prison. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A beautiful, poignant, important film that needs to be watched by more people. More heartbreaking then Brokeback Mountain, and more special, too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Mala. Y esa mezcla de à (C)pocas fue terrible. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member After you get over the serious historical errors (done purposely) you get to have a glimpse on a prison island (where Mandela was imprisoned) where too very different characters start an unexpected and fatal relationship. Based on a true story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best historical (in a real sense) films I've seen - like a cross between Peter Greenaway and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with some man sex thrown in for no real reason) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Stephen Rebello The Advocate Such rich material needn't have been played as flatly, unemotionally, and clumsily as a historical pageant. We never feel any heat or passion, much less chemistry, between Brown and Sandilands as the lovers. May 4, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A former servant (Rouxnet Brown) and a Dutch sailor (Neil Sandilands) begin a risky love affair in an 18th-century South African prison.
      Director
      John Greyson, Jack Lewis
      Screenwriter
      John Greyson, Jack Lewis
      Distributor
      Strand Releasing
      Production Co
      Pluck Productions
      Genre
      Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 30, 2004, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Dec 7, 2004
      Sound Mix
      Surround