'Jimmy in Pienk' (Jimmy in pink) takes a look at gay life from a straight man's perspective. Louw Venter stars as the titular Jimmy, a farmer who is able to predict the weather by smelling the air.
When his father dies in a freak accident, Jimmy Bester is left with debt, and debt collectors give him three days to pay, or they will hurt his family. The debt collectors Spanner (David Isaacs) and Mussel (Garth Collins) serve as the film's main comic relief characters. Jimmy learns his father has a twin brother, Buks Bester (Gys de Villiers) - a wealthy gay man who lives in Cape Town and owns a series of hair salons. So, Jimmy - who has never been off the farm - decides to go to Cape Town to ask his help in saving the farm.
Seeing himself as an outcast of the Bester family because of his homosexuality, Buks initially has no intention of helping Jimmy, but decides to get even by humiliating Jimmy live on air in his hair dressing TV show. He asks Bunny (Terence Bridgett) - a gay hairdresser - to coach Jimmy for the show. And so Jimmy stays with Bunny, and many hilarious moments ensue.
I absolutely loved Jimmy's naïve nature, so wonderfully portrayed by Louw Venter. (Louw is also dashingly sexy, mind you!). The film has many underlying themes and there's actually so much to learn from 'Jimmy in Pienk'. It is presented in a fun and entertaining manner. I also enjoyed the soundtrack. In general, 'Jimmy in Pienk' is a delightful feel-good movie without the clichéd traits of a gay movie.
In Afrikaans.
Would I watch it again? Yes.
