If you loved Goodbye Bafana, try 55 Steps
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Bille August, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Goodbye Bafana, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What 55 Steps is
Erin Brockovich meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A mental illness patient sues for medication rights. Helena Bonham Carter carries this drama.

