| Proteus | |
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| Directed by | John Greyson |
| Written by | John Greyson Jack Lewis |
| Produced by | Anita Lee Steven Markovitz Platon Trakoshis Damon D'Oliveira John Greyson Jack Lewis |
| Cinematography | Giulio Biccari |
| Edited by | Roslyn Kalloo |
| Music by | Don Pyle Andrew Zealley |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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Running time | 100 mins |
| Countries | Canada South Africa |
| Languages | Khoikhoi, English, Afrikaans, Dutch |
Proteus is a 2003 romantic drama film by Canadian director John Greyson. The film, based on an early 18th century court record from Cape Town, explores the romantic relationship between two prisoners, one black (Khoikhoi) and one Dutch-born white, at Robben Island in South Africa in the 18th century.[1][2]
Although the film premiered at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival, it did not have a general theatrical release until 2005.
- ^ Ben-Asher, Noa (15 December 2005). "Screening Historical Sexualities: A Roundtable on Sodomy, South Africa, and Proteus (with Brassel, Garrett, Greyson, Lewis, Newton-King)". GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. 11 (3): 437–455. doi:10.1215/10642684-11-3-437. S2CID 145313359. SSRN 1316545.
- ^ Michelle MacArthur, Lydia Wilkinson and Keren Zaiontz (eds.) Performing Adaptations: Essays and Conversations on the Theory and Practice of Adaption, p. 190, at Google Books