Admit One

Synopsis: Two boys find a dead man with a gun and a video camera. One of the boys takes the gun and the other the camera, and without even realizing it the objects that they chose will determine their fate.

Technical Details

Title The Wooden Camera Country France, United Kingdom, South Africa Genre Drama Language English Director Ntshaveni Wa Luruli Cast Junior Singo, Dana de Agrella, Innocent Msimango Year 2003     My Rating More Info IMDB Buy Amazon

Review

In this South African movie two black boys find a dead man near a railway. The man has a gun and a video camera. One of the boys takes the gun, the other the camera. Sipho uses his gun to mug people on the street and Madiba uses his newly acquired video camera to capture the inner beauty of the environment in which he lives. The two found objects cause profound changes in the boys; Sipho starts to feel attracted to the criminal life, while Madiba decides he wants to become a filmmaker.

Things between Sipho and Madiba get even worse after they meet Estelle, a rich white girl that attracted Madiba’s attention when he was filming on the streets of Cape Town. Estelle will open Madiba’s eyes to a world he wasn’t aware of. Through her he connects Mr. Shawn, a music teacher that feeds Madiba’s passion for making films.

This film has a very attractive premise and is worth watching. On the technical side it is evident that several of the actors and the director lack the experience that could have made this an excellent movie.

©2008 by Miguel Grinberg

Trackback URI | Comments RSS