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  • The Unlikely Encounter (2017)
  • 107 min | Drama, Family
The Unlikely Encounter (2017)
107 min | Drama, Family
Set in Windhoek area in today's Namibia, The Unlikely Encounter is a drama with sarcastic humor about relational difficulties between father and son. When the womanizing and absent father, Martin Keller, sees his financial and professional...See moreSet in Windhoek area in today's Namibia, The Unlikely Encounter is a drama with sarcastic humor about relational difficulties between father and son. When the womanizing and absent father, Martin Keller, sees his financial and professional universe collapse, he is also confronted with the equally fragile nature of his marital life. His wife, Joann, is a housewife who struggles to have her artistic talent recognized. In the meantime, her teenage son reacts in a rebellious way to his father's absence by deciding to "come out of the closet" and take the 'father's chair'. The unexpected arrival of an enigmatic uncle of Martin, Bill Keller, rekindles the hope of mending the conflicting expectations of the family triangle. The sensitive and experienced Bill, however, has its own understanding of each character's real needs and orchestrate, in his own way, an unexpected outcome. Amidst a contemporary and universal family plot, the story unfolds historical and cultural constraints rooted in the Namibian society, such as the genocide of the Herero people perpetrated by the German colonial empire, as well as highlights the importance of reconciliation. See less
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Directors
André Costa | André Costa (as Andre Costa)
Writers
André Costa | André Costa (as Andre Costa)
Producer
Alexandre Macedo
Composer
Romulus Pieterse
Cinematographer
Lucas Loureiro
Casting Director
Sandy Rudd
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Updated Oct 20, 2017
Release date
Dec 2020 (United States)

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11 cast members
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Damien Schutz
Louis Keller Louis Keller   See fewer
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Jan-Baren Scheepers
Martin Keller Martin Keller   See fewer
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Dan Stevenson
Bill Keller Bill Keller   See fewer
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Joann Keller Joann Keller   See fewer
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Karen De Vries (as Jeanne-Danae Januarie) Karen De Vries (as Jeanne-Danae Januarie)   See fewer
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Arnold Katjinamunene
Herero Runaway (credit only) Herero Runaway (credit only)   See fewer
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Linda De Vries Linda De Vries   See fewer
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George De Vries George De Vries   See fewer
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Claudia Winter Claudia Winter   See fewer
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