On a road trip to break his ex out of rehab, a former con artist faces trouble from his past while forming a deeper connection with his trans son. Runs in the Family" is a South African road trip comedy-drama about a reformed con artist, Varun, and his transmasculine son, River, who embark on a journey to break River's estranged mother out of rehab, leading to an unexpected drag competition. 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.
Release
November 30, 2023
Runtime
107 min
Content Rating
18+
Country
South Africa
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On a road trip to break his ex out of rehab, a former con artist faces trouble from his past while forming a deeper connection with his trans son. Runs in the Family" is a South African road trip comedy-drama about a reformed con artist, Varun, and his transmasculine son, River, who embark on a journey to break River's estranged mother out of rehab, leading to an unexpected drag competition. 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.
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November 30, 2023
Runtime
107 minutes
Content Rating
18+
Status
Released
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Feature Film
Country
South Africa
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