An introverted, but pretty protagonist leads the list of positives for this movie about recruits to the South African army during the time of apartheid. The boot camp is full of what we would call today toxic masculinity. Later there are moments of camaraderie, but what terror happens to secretly gay soldiers becomes a focus for the closeted protagonist as he finds himself in a relationship with another similar soldier.
I got a bit confused with who was who as soldiers looked a bit alike. Still the movie is a good watch. It is adapted from a book. It might be worth a read, too.
