Oliver Hermanus ( born 1983 , Cape Town , South Africa ) is a South African film director and writer . His films include '' Shirley Adams '' ( 2009 ) , '' Beauty ( Skoonheid ) '' ( 2011 ) , and '' The Endless River '' ( 2015 ) . His film '' Beauty '' won the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Oliver Hermanus