Djadje – Last Night I Fell Off a Horse

Djadje – Last Night I Fell Off a Horse is a short film by German director Herbert Brödl (1949-2015)[1] .

The film

The film was made in South Africa and features Southern African and South African performers

The plot is summarised by director Brödl as follows:

Black South African Djadje wants to return to Cape Town for her father's funeral after 12 years of European exile. In Zimbabwe she interrupts her journey: 'I cannot go back so quickly.' The nearness of her homeland, the people, the light, and her own history become confusingly present. Her thoughts and memories combine with the familiar smells of Africa, which overpower her and disturb her equilibrium. She has come home to Africa but is unsure about her return to South Africa. 'Djadje' is a film that straddles the line between reality and contemplation, a journey through the South of Africa and into the feelings of an expatriate, her inner conflicts and doubts that, in the end, prevent her from crossing the border into her homeland. (IMDb [2])

Written by Silvano Agosti (1938-)[3] (billed as "Jobst Grapow"), produced and directed by Herbert Brödl, with Bella Enahoro[4], Ian Roberts, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Aletta Bezuidenhout and Wilma Stockenström.

Cinematography by Axel Block (1947)[5], editing by Margot Neubert-Maric[6], (billed as "Margot Neubert"), art direction by David Guwaza[7] , production management Tiyani Chitepo[8], assistant director Cliff Bestall and sound Esko Metsola.

Production companies involved are Baumhaus Film Brödl, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)

First released in Germany on 14 December 1993.