Texas premiere at the Austin Film Festival

October 21st - October 28th

“a beautifully shot, authentically performed thriller…”

- AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

 

THE STORY

Gabriel, a gifted but reclusive teenager from a poor South African fishing community, is pressured by his older brother to steal two bags of ocean treasure - abalone - from a dead man. Tracked by a corrupt government official, the boys' mission to sell the goods takes them through mountainous region of the fabled Cape of Good Hope, and into a fight for their own survival.

CAST

Roberto Kyle
Gabriel

Marlon Swarts
Mikhail

Brendon Daniels
Officer Peterson

Nicole Fortuin
Tanya

Sylvia Essau
Granny

Lamar Essau
Adam

COMPLETE CAST & CREW LIST

 
 
 

“…a globally resonant story of land, home, family and freedom that is refreshingly devoid of stereotypes..” ”

- NEW FRAME

Press

 

New Frame

‘Sons of the Sea’ and the tentacles of colonialism

John Gutierrez has crafted Black characters who understand and think about the world around them in a film rooted in the Cape’s history and its impact on the present…READ MORE

Africa is A Country

Trapped By History

Mexican American director John Gutierrez new film, set in Cape Town, South Africa, touches on colonialism, displacement, and man’s complicated relationship with nature…READ MORE

Showbiz Café

Latinx Filmmaker John Gutierrez Debuts ‘Sons of the Sea’ at CineQuest Film Festival…READ MORE

Cape Talk

Local film 'Sons of the Sea' explores themes of poaching & survival in Cape Town…READ MORE

 
 

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