Official competition feature films

SHIRLEY ADAMS ( South Africa 2009 )

Couleur: 91’
Direction: Oliver HERMANUS
Screenplay: Oliver Hermanus, Stavros Pamballs
Director of Photography: Jamie Ramsay
Sound: Jim Petrak, Gita Cerveta
Editing: Garreth Fradgley
Cast: Denise Newman, Keenan Arrison
Production: Roland Emmerich DV8 Films

Synopsis

Shirley Adams’ husband abandoned her, and her only son, Donovan, 20, has become a quadriplegic after having been shot on his way to school. He has tried once again to commit suicide. His mother is the only one he has to give him the love he needs.

The director:


Oliver Hermanus was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied at Capetown university and completed an MA in practical filmmaking at the London Film School. «Shirley Adams» (2009) is his first feature film,


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