The Candidate

The Candidate (1968)

May 27th, 19681h 45min

Drama
63%

Overview

This multi-faceted drama, which depicts a group of intellectual Afrikaners struggling with pertinent moral, ethical and racial issues in apartheid South Africa, is widely acknowledged as one of Jans Rautenbach’s finest films.


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