The director and star Josh O'Connor spoke with IndieWire at the film's New York City premiere. Early buzz of the film teased hot and steamy sex scenes between the co-stars. However, following its ...

When most of us think Hermanus, we only think whales. Wrong – because although it is a famous whale-watching destination, which sees foreigners and South Africans flocking here in the winter, this ...

In Oliver Hermanus’s Cannes Competition film The History of Sound, Paul Mescal stars as Lionel, a Kentucky-born singer who connects with composition student David (Josh O’Connor) and forms a bond that ...

“We’re nothing without the poignancy and the importance of writing,” Oliver Hermanus says of directors as we sit down to discuss his new film, The History of Sound, which follows Paul Mescal as Lionel ...

It may be the tourist capital of whales and wine, but the Western Cape town of Hermanus has had a tough three years. Before Covid arrived, this Whale Coast town was rocked by service delivery protests ...

Oliver Hermanus is no stranger to the festival or awards circuit, but his latest film, “Living,” is a very different story from those he has directed in the past, which have dealt with issues in his ...

Oliver Hermanus' shimmery and sensual military drama locates war zones in South Africa and in the closeted mind of its young protagonist. There is no more delicious agony than the one felt when you’re ...

The director discusses his latest film, starring Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal, which screens this weekend at the Telluride Film Festival. Serendipity. It’s a word that The History of Sound director ...

Following a world premiere at Cannes, Oliver Hermanus brought his "The History of Sound" to the east coast on Monday night for its New York City premiere. His historical wartime romance follows Paul ...