TV series

Feast of the Uninvited

2008 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning immersion into wartime hardship, where ordinary lives are tested and the weight of history presses down on every scene.

Overview: Feast of the Uninvited (also known as Fees van die Ongenooides) is a South African period drama miniseries created by PG du Plessis and set during the Boer War which focuses on the lives of those who had to endure and suffer through it. The war became the ultimate test of who they really were for Captain Brooks, Harry the Welsh miner, the wealthy Van Wyk family and people like Daantjie van Wyk and his beautiful wife, Magrieta.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, family, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
family
identity
class
Places: countryside
single country house
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild