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Runs in the Family

  • 107 mins
  • Comedy, Feature, LGBTQIA+
  • 2023

A modest tailor and single Indian dad, Varun (Ace Bhatti) and his transmasculine son, River (Gabe Gabriel), take a road trip across South Africa to break River’s estranged mother, Monica (Diaan Lawrenson), out of a rehab clinic.

Director

Ian Gabriel

Producer

Amina Thornton

Composer

Charl-Johan Lingenvelder

Cast

Ace Bhatti, Diaan Lawrenson, Rob Van Vuuren, Cleo Wesley, and Gabe Gabriel

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