Moffie
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr
English - May 23, 2023 07:05 - 49 minutes - 45 MB - ★★★★ - 48 ratingsBooks Arts TV & Film young adult literature yalit adaptation franchise romance coming of age trauma bullying abuse growing up Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Thanks to listener Alex, Brenna and Joe head to South Africa to discuss conscription, Apartheid, and queer New Adults in André Carl van der Merwe's semi-autobiographical 2006 novel Moffie and Oliver Hermanus' 2019 film adaptation.
This is a rough one! Apart from the homophobia we expected from a military narrative, there's also plenty of racism, misogyny, and animal death.
Each text has something to recommend: the book is poetic and rich with detail, while the film's scenery and a key long take flashback are stunning.
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