Movie

Dirkie

1969 · 84 min

A tense, heartfelt survival drama that keeps you on edge as a child faces the desert alone, balanced by a father's desperate love.

Tagline: Few have ever entered the deadly, mysterious Kalahari, and lived to reveal its secrets!
Overview: An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, parenthood, family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
parenthood
family
fate
Places: wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: adventure, drama
Directed by: Jamie Uys
Written by: Jamie Uys
Starring: Wynand Uys, Jamie Uys, Lady Frolic of Belvedale, Wilhelm Esterhuizen, Sue Burman, Jan Bruijn, Pieter Hauptfleisch, Johan Du Plooy
Runtime: 84 min
Country: South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans, English