While You Weren't Looking

"While You Weren't Looking" is a powerful drama that explores the complexities of race, gender, and sexuality in post-apartheid South Africa. The film follows the lives of a mixed-race lesbian couple, Dez and Terri, and their adopted daughter, Asanda, as they navigate the challenges of their upper-class suburban life. Asanda, who is struggling with her own sexuality, becomes drawn to a queer "Tommy boy" named Shado, which forces Dez and Terri to confront their own prejudices. Meanwhile, the family housekeeper, who is from the same township as Shado, faces discrimination and racism in the affluent neighborhood. Through the characters' personal stories and the passionate voice of a university lecturer, the film sheds light on the ongoing struggles of the LGBT community in South Africa.

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