Cape of Good Hope


1h 47m 2004

Brief Synopsis

At an animal shelter in Cape Town, six people of diverse racial and social backgrounds find their paths crossing, and themselves connecting to one another. Ten years after the fall of apartheid, the citizens of Cape Town, South Africa grapple with life large and small. Kate must choose between an un

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Moonlighting Films
Distribution Company
Artistic License Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

At an animal shelter in Cape Town, six people of diverse racial and social backgrounds find their paths crossing, and themselves connecting to one another. Ten years after the fall of apartheid, the citizens of Cape Town, South Africa grapple with life large and small. Kate must choose between an unattainable but safe love versus a real but frightening love evolving right next door. Meanwhile, her well-to-do mother chooses husbands in the same breath as her wardrobe. Jean Claude, a university educated refugee, must decide between living with a new love in a home that is tenuous at best, or following his dream of emigration. Meanwhile, Sharifa and Habib, in hopes of conceiving, overcome their traditional Muslim cultural boundaries.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Moonlighting Films
Distribution Company
Artistic License Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner of the 2005 award for Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking by the National Board of Review (NBR).

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States December 16, 2005

Released in United States Fall November 11, 2005

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States May 2004

Released in United States on Video August 14, 2006

Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 15-23, 2004.

Shown at Palm Spring International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 19-June 12, 2005.

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May 1-9, 2004.

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 19-June 12, 2005.)

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Spring International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.)

Released in United States May 2004 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 15-23, 2004.)

Released in United States May 2004 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival May 1-9, 2004.)

Released in United States on Video August 14, 2006

Released in United States Fall November 11, 2005

Released in United States December 16, 2005 (Los Angeles)