Peacock
Pou
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2023 WINNER - BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM (TARRYN WYNGAARD)
2023 WINNER - BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM
2023 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
2022
South Africa
90 mins
Afrikaans
NYC Premiere
Winter FEAR Awards Horror Film Competition
| Jaco Minnaar | |
| Dumi Gumbi, David Cornwell | |
| Tarryn Wyngaard (Anna Pohl), Johan Botha (Sarel Cilliers), Ruan Wessels (Jean Basson), Alida Theron (Dr. Miems Basson) | |
| Explicit Sexual Situations; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations; Implied Violence |
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 is stuck in a puritanical institution known simply as The Foundation. When Anna transgresses The Foundation’s strict moral standards, she is sent away to care for Sarel, one of its founding members. An Apartheid-era theologian living out his last days in demented paranoia on his isolated farm, Sarel is suffering from visions and hallucinations as he is haunted by ghosts from the past. Suffering her own guilt, Anna gets sucked into Sarel’s dark world and she starts seeing his visions. Anna will have to act from her deepest convictions to save herself.
About the Director
Jaco Minnaar grew up in the industrial wastelands of South Africa. He studied literature at University and learned directing at film school. He’s taught film theory and worked in the television industry. He’s exhibited photographic projects and experimental video works, and has made music videos and short films. He has a strong working relationship with David Cornwell and together they wrote and produced their first feature film, Pou (Peacock). He lives in Cape Town with his wife and their cat.
Reviews
Movie Review: Pou (Peacock) – Splingmovies, Stephen Aspeling
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Awards
2022 Razor Reel Flanders Film Fest (Belgium) – Special Mention Young Blood Award
