The Fragile King
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2023 NOMINEE - BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM (ANDREW BUCKLAND)
2023 NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR
2023 NOMINEE - BEST PICTURE
2022
South Africa
98 mins
Feature Film Competition
| Tristan Holmes | |
| Cati Weinek, Dumi Gumbi | |
| Andrew Buckland (Gerlad King), Alex De La Ray (Michael King) |
THE FRAGILE KING tells the story of an older white man, Gerald King, who is closer to death than life. His 15 year-old grandson is dumped on Gerald when the child’s mother dies in a drunken car crash. The boy, who barely knows this old man, is shocked into a new reality when he arrives at Gerald’s flat in Durban by Social Services. The film pays homage to the filmmaker’s grandfather.
About the Director
Student Oscar Award winner Tristan Holmes is a director and writer, known for ELALINI (2005) and INNOCENT TIMES (2008). Hailing from the Johannesburg South Africa, Tristan was brought up a nomad. With a bohemian mother in tow, early life was an undulating tapestry of strange places, people and faces, a complex collection of anthropological opposites unique to a life in Africa.
Reviews
The Story of the Fragile King – Winter Film Awards, by Amanda Lou
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Awards
2022 New Renaissance Film Festival London – Best Director2022 Overcome Film Festival – Best International Film 2022 Overcome Film Festival – Best Actor, Andrew Buckland
