Director

Neal Sundstrom

Cast list

Gilda Blacher... Hazel
Gys de Villiers... Professor
Val Donald-Bell... Mrs. de la Rey
David Dukas... Jo
Emily McArthur... Leticia
Lizz Meiring... Doris
Phillip Moolman... Tertius
Maurice Podbrey... Costa
David S. Lee
Tobie Cronje

Synopsis

A South African comedienne named Hazel sets out on a trip to Cape Town. When her car breaks down, she finds herself stranded in a small Christian town in the Karoo. Hazel is recognized from TV and offered the position of director in the town’s Christmas nativity play. Complications arise when Hazel reveals that she is Jewish and decides to integrate the black community in her play. Everything changes when Hazel becomes romantically involved with Tertius, a handsome white farmer. Filmed on location in Mpumalanga Province.

Reviews

Inside Out San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (synopsis and still from the film)

Inside Out The South African Movie Site (South African film critics’ ratings, visitor ratings and comments)