‘Head South’: A Wonderful New Zealand Tragic Comedy You Must See in Cinemas

Head South premiered earlier this year at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In fact, this is the opening film of this prestigious festival.

Jonathan Ogilvie’s fifth LP was praised for its (semi-autobiographical) post-punk subculture.

Summary
Christchurch, New Zealand 1979. Angus is a delusional teenager who will do anything to suit himself. He was deeply drawn to the underground post-punk music scene. Determined to become a part of this fascinating but volatile subculture, Angus drifts away from his true friends and lies to his new friends about his musical abilities.

Overcome by his own disappointment, he must quickly become the musician he claims to be, and perform with a band that doesn’t (yet) exist. With the support of his friends, especially the talented Kirsten, Angus must overcome fear, ridicule and poor self-confidence to take to the stage.

Punk
We see in the trailer that this is going to be another exciting film from a corner of the world we don’t know about.

South direction In Dutch cinemas from July 25.