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Black Burns Fast

7.0(2)20261h 36m1

Black Burns Fast is a queer and quirky coming of age film set in at a prestigious boarding school in South Africa. 17-year-old adorkable Luthando is on track for a normal academic year, until Ayanda arrives at the school and forces her to rethink everything. In the aftermath, Luthando struggles with juggling multiple identities to avoid rejection from her mother and her schoolmates as she comes to terms with her sexuality.

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Released
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Language
Xhosa
  • identity crisis
  • south africa
  • girls' boarding school
  • all black cast
  • teenage sexuality
  • lgbt
  • mother daughter estrangement
  • queer
  • gay theme
  • daydreamer
  • conservative values

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South Africa

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI Flare28 Mar 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival14 Nov 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereInside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival24 May 2026
    • PremiereVancouver Queer Film Festival13 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival15 Feb 2026
    • PremiereHamburg International Queer Film Festival 18 Oct 2026
  • South AfricaZA

    • PremiereDurban International Film Festival18 Jul 2025
    • TheatricalTheatrical release of BLACK BURNS FAST.31 Jul 2026
  • South KoreaKR

    • Premiere15Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival3 Jul 2026
  • UkraineUA

    • PremiereSunny Bunny International LGBTQ+ Film Festival19 Apr 2026

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Black Burns Fast was released on 31 July 2026.

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    Brent Marchant

    9/21/2026

    7/10

    As most teens will concur, the process of coming of age can be tricky to maneuver through. So imagine what it must be like to add the process of coming out on top of that, an undertaking that can become that much more difficult when it takes place in a less-than-accepting environment. Such is the challenge posed to 17-year-old Luthando (Esihle Ndleleni), a brainy but somewhat geeky student at a prestigious South Afri…

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