tMF heard the news about an exciting new film - a visually appealing and emotionally-charged new full-length feature film from South Africa. Recently launched to much acclaim in Durban, the new film features the haunting and evocative landscapes of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

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Oil on Water is about a creative young couple, Max and Anna, whose idyllic lives begin to spiral out of control when Max starts experiencing strange symptoms that he cannot share with Anna. Bound to Max by love and art, Anna is at first confused. She later becomes increasingly desperate as she has to confront her fears of loss and abandonment, fears which are the result of her childhood experiences as well as actual happenings in her relationship with Max. When these symptoms - the origins of which could be paranormal, psychological, or possibly even from Anna's own writing - begin to manifest in Max's art, Anna moves to utter hopelessness in the face of the incomprehensible changes.

The alterations in Max are mirrored by Anna through her writing and evolve over the five-month period during which this transformation of both of them takes place. The film is an insightful portrayal into what it is like to live with an undiagnosed psychological disorder – both for Max, who experiences it, and for Anna, whose life is changed by it forever.

Written by Elle Matthews, Oil on Water is a rich film-making tapestry, complexly layered and textured with exquisite cinematography, strong emotional performances and psychological drama. It depicts the raw humanity of two people trying to hold on to a life that is falling apart, and digs into the complex issues of life and love, art and reality, at the same time as it explores the subtle balance that exists in every human being between light and dark, and between love and the unknown.

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A young dynamic cast  featuring Bianca Lishansky (who starred in Spring Break) and St.John Alexander (who featured in Zoop) bring realism, empathy and poignancy to the roles of Anna and Max, the young couple around whom the film is centred. The raw, epic beauty of some of the most stunning locations in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, both complement and enhance the visual artistry of the film, creating art out of nature and an artwork out of every scene.

Oil on Water is directed by South African director, Peter Matthews. Matthews is currently preparing to direct another South African film, Place of Purgatory, which will go into production in 2008.

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send me a video mail oil on the water movie

i watche some of the scenes of the movie on my african service provider called MULTICHOICE (dish ku Africa) and fell in love with the movie but i have never come accross the movie in the video library where i subscribed membership. my country is uganda and my phone contact is 256 753 124 519 so help please

Ambrose Goloba Grace , March 28, 2008

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