A new feature film shot and set in the Western Cape, Fynbos, directed by Harry Patramanis, will premiere at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) on Sunday, 22 July at 19h00 at Suncoast Cinema A, Suncoast Casino.
The Athens-born Patramanis produced this, his debut feature, together with wife / collaborator Eleni Asvesta. Fynbos was co-produced by Philip Key and serviced by Moonlighting Commercials.
Described as an atmospheric mystery-drama, Fynbos tells the story of a real estate developer, on the brink of bankruptcy, who travels with his wife to a lavish and remote property he owns in order to close a prospective deal in a last ditch attempt to save his life as he knows it. What actually transpires within the walls of this glass house where six disparate lives intersect, has little to do with money and everything to do with the human condition: souls are laid bare, others are obscured, and still others are left pondering the line between what is real, and what is perceived.
The term Fynbos (fine bush) is used to describe the abundant plant life that dominates South Africa’s Western Cape. Most of the seeds from these plants can only germinate after the intense heat of a fire.
Fynbos stars an all-South African cast including Warrick Grier, Jessica Haines, Susan Danford, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Chad Phillips, Cara Roberts and John Herbert.
