OF GOOD REPORT

This Narrative Feature was directed Jahmil XT Qubeka and is set in South Africa.
The running time for the film is 109 minutes.

Banned on the first day of the Durban International Film Festival for featuring an underage character having a sexual relationship with an adult, which many constitute as child pornography, this film tells the story of Parker, a travelling substitute teacher, who moves to a rural town to begin his job as a new teacher at a local school. The first impression of Parker is that of a well mannered man but this is all a facade as Parker is not who he seems. It doesn't take long for him to strikes up an affair with a 16 year old student, Nolitha. Soon the obsessive madness that Parker has inside of him, surfaces, showing the bloody psychopath that he really is.

Shot in shades of black and white, this is a modern film noir. The fact that Parker barely utters a word throughout the movie increases the already overflowing creepiness of this film and the music just adds to this...so yea it’s pretty unsettling. The shots go back and forth between past and present, enthralling the audience and taking us on a disturbing journey into the mind of a mentally unstable young man.

The movie has a substantial amount of sexual violence, forcing viewers out of their comfort zones and into the cold, grim world that is being portrayed on the screen. In the film we see the theme of misplaced trust, where men take advantage of young girls.

This film has been the subject of much debate and controversy since it’s release. Clearly we can see why. Nevertheless, the film was well done, definitely worth watching. I love films that challenge norms and breaks boundaries and this is exactly what this film has done. I must applaud Jahmil XT Qubeka for being brave enough to produce such a film because I’m quite sure he knew the implications that a film like this would bring forth.

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