FilmsFoolsLike this

Films like Fools.

Fools (1997) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / apartheid, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

East Palace, West Palace (1996) poster
1. East Palace, West Palace1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Rebellion (1993) poster
2. The Rebellion1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Rainy Dog (1997) poster
3. Rainy Dog1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Sun of the Sleepless (1992) poster
4. The Sun of the Sleepless1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006) poster
5. Takva: A Man's Fear of God2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Betty (1992) poster
6. Betty1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Peixe Lua (2000) poster
7. Peixe Lua2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Photograph (1986) poster
8. The Photograph1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bleeder (1999) poster
9. Bleeder1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Golden Horseshoes (1989) poster
10. Golden Horseshoes1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alice and Martin (1998) poster
11. Alice and Martin1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Temptress Moon (1996) poster
12. Temptress Moon1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Fools’s neighbours — where are yours?

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