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The Smell of Apples

Director
John Trengove
Year
2026
Runtime
1h 44m
Release
2026
Language
af
Country
ZA · NL · CL

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

In the insulated bubble of white Apartheid South Africa, Marnus, a sheltered 11-year old boy accuses the grandson of his family’s domestic worker of steeling his fishing rod. A brutal chain of events is set in motion, shattering the illusion of his family’s wholesome facade.

  • #sheltered
  • #based on novel or book
  • #chain of events
  • #domestic worker
  • #apartheid
  • #south africa
  • #race politics
  • #accusation

  • Directed by

    John Trengove

  • Written by

    Christopher Ciancimino & John Trengove

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