Better Tagline: "I *am* in a world of shit."
Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: In the early 1980s, all South African males age 16-60 were conscripted into the South African Defence Force to defend their country's apartheid regime against Soviet-backed Angola. One new recruit, Nicholas van der Swart (Kai Luke Brummer), has to contend not only with the brutal training, but hiding the fact he's gay (derogatorily referred to as a "moffie" in Afrikaans) from both military command and his brothers-in-arms.
"Critical" Analysis: There's an adage that says the best time in history to live as a woman (or person of color, or LGBTQ) is right now. The next best time is tomorrow. Those fond of pining for "the good old days" tend not to fall into those categories, for reasons that should be obvious.