The South African filmmaker, who is mixed race, takes a scathing look at institutional racism and homophobia in his Afrikaans-language drama, which bows in the U.S. today. By Scott Roxborough Europe ...

The director and star Josh O'Connor spoke with IndieWire at the film's New York City premiere. Early buzz of the film teased hot and steamy sex scenes between the co-stars. However, following its ...

It may be the tourist capital of whales and wine, but the Western Cape town of Hermanus has had a tough three years. Before Covid arrived, this Whale Coast town was rocked by service delivery protests ...

Oliver Hermanus is no stranger to the festival or awards circuit, but his latest film, “Living,” is a very different story from those he has directed in the past, which have dealt with issues in his ...

Oliver Hermanus' shimmery and sensual military drama locates war zones in South Africa and in the closeted mind of its young protagonist. There is no more delicious agony than the one felt when you’re ...

Through the pixelated image, Oliver Hermanus wears a relaxed smile. His voice is slightly delayed, but we quickly get the hang of what is now very much the norm in a Covid climate. He is sitting at ...

In Oliver Hermanus’s Cannes Competition film The History of Sound, Paul Mescal stars as Lionel, a Kentucky-born singer who connects with composition student David (Josh O’Connor) and forms a bond that ...