3.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fools (1997)
Fools (1997)
Overview
Charterston Township 1990. Professor Zamani is respected in the township. To be sure, he once raped one of his students but the community turned a blind eye. Zamani used to rail against the apartheid system but those days are long gone. Now he teaches South African history in the Afrikaner language and grudgingly organizes the picnic for National Day, which commemorates the Boers' massacre of the Zulu nation... When Zani, the rape victim's brother, returns from Swaziland where he won a place in school, he is determined to change everything. In the small hours, in the waiting room at Johannesburg station, he runs into Prof. Zamani, who's spent the night on the town. They travel back together to the harsh reality of the township. In due course, Zamani regains some of his pride and Zani, inevitably, loses some of his...under the gaze of the women, who never renounced their dignity.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
3.4
Overview
Charterston Township 1990. Professor Zamani is respected in the township. To be sure, he once raped one of his students but the community turned a blind eye. Zamani used to rail against the apartheid system but those days are long gone. Now he teaches South African history in the Afrikaner language and grudgingly organizes the picnic for National Day, which commemorates the Boers' massacre of the Zulu nation... When Zani, the rape victim's brother, returns from Swaziland where he won a place in school, he is determined to change everything. In the small hours, in the waiting room at Johannesburg station, he runs into Prof. Zamani, who's spent the night on the town. They travel back together to the harsh reality of the township. In due course, Zamani regains some of his pride and Zani, inevitably, loses some of his...under the gaze of the women, who never renounced their dignity.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a critique of systemic racism and oppression (apartheid) and champions the struggle for social justice and equality, aligning with progressive ideology.
The movie features a predominantly Black cast, authentically reflecting its setting in apartheid South Africa. Its narrative explicitly critiques the traditional power structures and racial oppression inherent in the apartheid system, making this critique central to the film's themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, particularly its institutional forms and some adherents, as either complicit in or ineffective against the systemic injustices of apartheid. It highlights the hypocrisy of those claiming Christian values while perpetrating or tolerating oppression, questioning the solace or moral guidance offered by the church in the face of profound suffering.
Based on available plot summaries and reviews, the film "Fools" by Ramadan Suleman does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on the social and political struggles within apartheid-era South Africa.
The film 'Fools' (1997) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on social and political issues within a post-apartheid South African context, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Fools" (1997) is an adaptation of Njabulo Ndebele's novel. Analysis of the source material and film adaptation reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one gender in the novel is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film "Fools" (1997) is an original South African drama, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races, nor a biopic of specific historical figures. All characters are original to the film, thus precluding any race swap.
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