So I finally watched Netflix's movie adaptation of South African writer Deon Meyer's Heart of the Hunter. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it was freely adapted from the novel, which I was expecting anyway. The source material is a lot about the ghosts of Apartheid, so it had to be updated. All the same, it is solid crime fiction and a spy thriller just as much, with some top quality acting and a solid plot. Which I think was also partially inspired from other Meyer's novels. And according to Deon Meyer: "Heart
of the Hunter has achieved the incredible feat of clocking No. 1 in
English-language films on the Netflix Top 10 weekly rankings - the first
African film to do so!" Deservedly so, I must say. I hope there is a sequel to it, or that it become the first films of a franchise. One can hope.
Saturday 6 April 2024
Heart ofthe Hunter (#1)
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Africa,
Afrique,
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crime fiction,
Deon Meyer,
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Heart of the Hunter,
littérature policière,
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South Africa
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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