Oliver Schmitz
January 1, 1960 · 66 years old
Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film Life, Above All was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Acad…
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4 titles
Paris, Je T'aime
Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented, and awakened.
Shepherds and Butchers
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Life, Above All
A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.
Mapantsula
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.