8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Niggies (2025)
Niggies (2025)
Overview
An Afrikaans drama series based on the double murders in 1965 of Issie Fourie and Petro Nel in the Free State province town of Odendaalsrus who were both abducted and murdered. Issie's brother, André decided to bring the perpetrator to justice - something that took 18 years.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
An Afrikaans drama series based on the double murders in 1965 of Issie Fourie and Petro Nel in the Free State province town of Odendaalsrus who were both abducted and murdered. Issie's brother, André decided to bring the perpetrator to justice - something that took 18 years.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative inherently critiques systemic racism and government oppression within Apartheid-era South Africa, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values of social justice, equality, and transparency.
The series primarily features a white Afrikaans-speaking cast, focusing on a specific community's trauma without significant representation of South Africa's broader racial diversity. Its narrative does not address systemic inequities or broader social justice issues, maintaining a focus on personal tragedy rather than societal or political dimensions.
Secondary
Based on the provided information, there is no indication of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in the film "Niggies" (2025). The available descriptions focus solely on its true crime drama premise, leaving no basis to evaluate any LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Niggies, 2025" does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on a historical true crime, focusing on the investigation, family grief, and the pursuit of justice. There are no character arcs or plot developments that depict or engage with transsexual identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Based on the available information, there is no indication that any characters' on-screen gender in "Niggies" (2025) differs from their established gender in the source material or historical record. The cast list does not suggest any cross-gender casting for the historical figures depicted.
The casting report for "Niggies" confirms that major characters, based on historical Afrikaner figures, are portrayed by actors of European descent. This aligns with their documented historical race, and no instances of a race swap for established characters are identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.8
8.0
Critic Ratings
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