Mr Johnson (2021)

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Description

David Johnson awakes from a 50-year coma at the age of 76 and he wastes no time making up for lost time.

Synopsis
While David has a hard time accepting that he has lost more than half of his life, he quickly makes up for lost time. With the help of a kindly internet café assistant, he tracks his college sweetheart, Helena. Despite the passing of the years, David and Helena have an instant connection. Although tragedy strikes, David finds his own happiness.

Director: William Collinson
Cast: Paul Slabolepszy, Jana Cilliers, Mila Guy, Frank Rautenbach
Producer: Aimee Dherman
Writers: William Collinson, Amedeo Di Castri, Czerina Patel
Country: South Africa
Duration: 95′
Language: English
IMDB: https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt10921468
Available Territories: Worldwide excluding Africa
Festivals and Awards:

  • Won Best Feature Film, Best Producer and Best Costume Design at Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT
  • Won Best Feature at BIMIFF (Brazil Int’ Monthly Independent Film Festival)
  • Won Best Drama, Onyko Film Awards (Ukraine)
  • Won Best Feature Film at Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
  • Won Best Feature Film and Best Actor, Jury Prize, Global Nonviolence Film Festival
  • Won The Best of the Best, Bull Award, Birmingham Film Festival
  • Won Best Narrative Film at the Vegas Monthly Awards
  • Won Best Picture and Best Director at the Motion Pictures International Film Festival
  • Runner up as Best Feature and as Best Actor at Idyllwild International Film Festival (California, United States)

    • Available Territories: Worldwide excluding Africa

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