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| Old Righteous Blues | |
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| Directed by | Muneera Sallies |
| Screenplay by | Carol Shore |
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| Cinematography | William Collinson |
| Edited by | Bruce McLaren-Lyall |
| Music by | Edward George King |
Production company | The Ergo Company |
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| Language | Afrikaans |
Old Righteous Blues is a 2024 film directed by Muneera Sallies, from an original idea by screenwriter Carol Shore. The film was South Africa's submission for the 97th Academy Awards [1] for Best International Feature Film.
In Robertson in the Western Cape, two brothers, Hantjie and Elvin Jansen, still suffer from the aftereffects of a generation-old rupture in their community caused by the splitting of the Old Righteous Blues Christmas choir into two, rival, choirs, respectively led by their estranged father and uncle. Hantjie's ambitions to be Drum Major in his uncle's band threaten his relationship with his brother Elvin, a quietly talented trumpeter whose loyalties lie with his late father's legacy band, the New Righteous Blues.
Screenwriter Carol Shore began working on the concept for Old Righteous Blues in 1997. [2] Shore and director Muneera Sallies based the film's production in Robertson, South Africa, working closely with the community's Christmas choirs. [3]