Wouter was a soldier with the South African army for eight years. Back home with his wife, he tries to adjust to civilian life within the white community who feels more and more terrorised by the black youth protesting movement. Deeply affected by the atrocities he witnessed and took part in, Wouter gradually loses his ability to live within the strict Calvinist society. His sexual behaviour becomes more and more violent and lewd. The irreversible escalation of his attention caused by racism ruins his mental balance. He has turned into a wild beast on the alert and ready to kill.
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On the Wire
(On the Wire)
- South Africa
- 1990
- Fiction
- Couleur
- 85′
- 16 mm
- Titre français
Au bord du gouffre - Original title
On the Wire - Titre international
On the Wire - Scénario
Elaine Proctor - Photo
Yoshi Tezuka - Montage
David Freeman - Son
Ben Young - Musique
Lucien et Erik Windrich - Interprétation
Michael O'Brien, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Gys de Villiers, Laurens Seliye, Marie Human