Nothing better than Nêrens
Frank Opperman stars in a drama as authentic as the Northern Cape veld
05 December 2024 - 05:00
The Northern Cape is huge, empty, bleak and strangely beautiful. In places the rocks are so black, it seems they’ve been burnt by the sun. This is the setting for Nêrens, Noord-Kaap, one of the best TV series I have seen.
The script is sparse and powerful; the language, expressive and down to earth. Words are not used unless absolutely necessary. There are other ways to tell this story. When there’s music, it’s the right music and not too much of it...
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