Idaho International Film Festival
 

BUNNY CHOW

Directed by John Barker
South Africa, 2006, 95 minutes, Narrative
Afrikaans, Tsotsi Taal and English, with English subtitles
Cast: David Kibuuka, Kim Engelbrecht, Kagiso Lediga
www.globalfilm.org/lens08/bunny_chow.htm

Bunny Chow
 

"This slice of life picture has a stylish, youthful energy, recalling early Spike Lee." – Hollywood Reporter

"…one of the freshest, most original and certainly bravest South African comedies to emerge in the last decade." - Saturday StarBunny Chow

"…a fun, rowdy portrait of the melting pot that is contemporary, post-Apartheid, post-Truth and Reconciliation Johannesburg, capturing a laid-back generation where races mix freely and everyone is looking for a thrill." - Toronto Film Festival Daily

"A hopeful signal of change in the new South Africa…" - Screen Daily

In director Barker's debut feature, up-and-coming comedians Kags, Joey and Dave make clear that life in the ‘new’ Johannesburg is not just about hardship and townships. It's also about finding humor in Bunny Chowrelationships, hanging out with friends and celebrating life on a raucous roadtrip to Oppi Koppi — South Africa's largest music festival.

Shot in a cinema vérité style and using the street food ‘bunny chow’ as a metaphor for contemporary Johannesburg's mix of races, cultures and attitudes, Barker's edgy, urban comedy asks us to envision a nation through the eyes of its future, rather than the tragedy of its past.


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