The Man with the Heavy Leg is a short film directed by Natasja Maria Fourie which has been selected to appear as part of the 2015 Cannes Short Film Corner, a part of the Cannes Film Festival which runs from 13 to 24 May in France.
The film stars Albert Maritz, Deon Lotz and Sello Maake and tells the story of two men: a homeless war veteran who is ill and in desperate need of help and a man who witnesses his suffering and after does nothing about it, experiences a strange syndrome of his own.
The film is based on the story by South African writer Jan Rabie.
Watch the trailer for The Man with the Heavy Leg .
