A suicidal man can't even die right, but his nosy landlord has worse plans for him.
Fanus, tired of life and alone, is incompetent to take his own life. The nosy caretaker, who is always looking for her rent money but is actually looking for a friend for her wheelchair bound son, complicates the situation as well.
Acting
Pretorius makes pathetic somehow magnetic and weirdly sympathetic.
Direction
Van der Merwe turns 24 minutes into a complete emotional journey.
Director
Wimpie van der Merwe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Potshot' is Afrikaans slang for a clumsy, amateurish attempt — perfectly describing Fanus's entire existence.
This short emerged from South Africa's robust Afrikaans indie film scene, which often uses gallows humor to confront historical and personal trauma.
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