Wonderlus
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NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS - Lea Vivier (Waitress)
NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
NOMINEE - BEST PICTURE
NOMINEE - BEST SOUND
2017
South Africa
115 mins
Afrikaans, English
NYC Premiere
Feature Film Competition
| Johan Cronje | |
| Scharl Van Der Merwe, Zandré Coetzer | |
| Ewin Van Der Walt (Pieter), Beer Adriaanse (Lukas), Lea Vivier (Waitress), Mila Guy (Bride) | |
| Nudity; Explicit Sexual Situations; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations; Drug Use |
A wedding goes awry and the morning after, friends and foes need to piece together the puzzle of the night before. In search of answers, a groom needs to pursue the love of his life, a bride has to untangle herself from the past and a waitress tries to escape the present.
About the Director
Johan Cronje is a part-time musician and a full-time filmmaker. He writes, directs, edits, and does a little bit of almost everything else. He graduated from AFDA Johannesburg and the University of Cape Town, and has won a SAFTA for Best Editing on a drama series and Best Script at the Silwerskerm Film Festival in Cape Town for Wonderlus.
Reviews
Desire for wonder – “Wonderlus” is a truly realistic romance from South Africa by Johan Cronje – Nilufer Yenidogan Ozmekik, Winter Film Awards
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Awards
2018 The Valley Film Festival (US) – Best Foreign Feature
2018 Crossing the Screen International Film Festival (UK) – Best Narrative Feature
2017 Silwerskerm Film Festival (South Africa) – Best Actress (Lea Vivier), Best Supporting Actor (Beer Adriaanse), Best Script (Johan Cronje)
