SWENKAS
Swenkas
In post-Apartheid South Africa there's a small group of working Zulu men who
every Saturday night leave their grimy overalls behind and wear their best
Carducci or Pierre Cardin suits to impress the weekly selected judge. The
men are called the Swenkas, and they have run this fashion show for so many
years that no one remembers exactly when or even why it all began. The
youngest Swenka, Sabelo, is in the most turbulent time of his life. He has
to bury his father just a week before Christmas and only a week before his
own wedding. But Sabelo's father was also fatherı of the Swenkas, and now
Sabelo and his fellow Swenkas find themselves in a state of incertitude.
The Swenkas are the filmıs direct entry to the darkest downtown of
contemporary Johannesburg, one of the most violent cities on earth. But the
Swenkas are about to tell a totally different story from within that very
place - a story of hope. Even though the Swenkas openly long for the days
of Apartheid they havenıt given up hope for a better future.
72 minutes.
