Runs in the Family

This movie is one of the best South African queer films I've watched.

It starts off in Cape Town with River, a young trans man who needs to win a drag competition to raise R50 000 for his top surgery. The father, however, drags him on a cross-country road trip to get his mother out of rehab, just a few days before the competition, which sets the scene for the rest of the movie to unfold.

The acting, scripting, and videography is just superb. The plot is neat yet complex, highly entertaining, soulful, and full of life lessons, without being corny or cliché. It's a beautiful movie about family, love, authenticity, father-son relationships, and bravery.

Please watch it.