SEVERED CONNECTION

​When a man starts losing control of his home, the power games he plays to reclaim it risk leaving no winners. Severed Connection tells the story of Erim, a young and ambitious man who has recently starting living with his girlfriend. What should be a loving story about a couple who learns to accept each other’s faults and work towards building a more loving relationships, is instead a frightening tragedy about a patriarchal obsession with being in control. The young rag-tag crew of All-Star Productions has created a film that that both shock and disgusts, as it not only reveals the inner psyche of a man gone mad, but also asks questions of the kind of society that allows him to reach his breaking point. Lazama Hlela and Thando Hadebe deliver their most mature performances to date in their young careers, as cursed lovers veering towards uncertain disaster.