Film

Cane/Cain

Director

Jordache Ellapen

Year

2011

Exploring the intersections of migration, desire and intimacy between an Indian South African and a Pakistani migrant in urban Johannesburg - set against the backdrop of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The past encounters the present, histories collide and bodies come together as these two men find a common language of communication that transcends the boundaries of race, nation and diaspora.