How wrong is it that I thought it a given that Tsotsi wouldn't win the Oscar? I haven't seen the film, but knew of the basic storyline... I guess I just figured it'd go to some Croatian or Polish or Bolivian film. Perhaps it was the fact that Yesterday didn't win. Perhaps I'm just jaded about the wole Oscars thing anyway.
So of course I am glad it won. My initial blase attitude about it might mean that I'm being a bit of a fair weather friend, but I can deal with that. And the fact that it won means that it'll probably be on a nice wide release and I'll be able to catch it in the UK.
I did enjoy Gavin Hood's press Q&A, despite the cringe-worthy Amandla's coming from the white press and the white director.
It’s exciting that there’s some movement due to happen in the SA film industry, as this win promises. A couple of really phenomenal films have already been produced (Promised Land comes straight to mind) and if we can make something to the same standard then this could be a really positive thing.
Although I do have this nightmarish vision of someone out there thinking it would be a good idea to package our very own ‘oh shucks’ Leon Schuster as SA’s answer to Crocodile Dundee *cringe*.
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