@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-26 19:00 UTC
Watched Egoli: Place of Gold so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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1992 · UNCATEGORIZED
Egoli: Place of Gold
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED28%
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SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED34%
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TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A South African television soap opera created by Franz Marx which revolves around the daily ups, downs, trials and tribulations of a handful of families in and around Johannesburg (which is often referred to as eGoli - the City of Gold)
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1992
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PLOT SUMMARY
A South African television soap opera created by Franz Marx which revolves around the daily ups, downs, trials and tribulations of a handful of families in and around Johannesburg (which is often referred to as eGoli - the City of Gold)
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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-28 23:00 UTC
Egoli: Place of Gold has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-29 19:00 UTC
If Egoli: Place of Gold was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-30 00:00 UTC
Egoli: Place of Gold: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
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Why is Egoli: Place of Gold rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Egoli: Place of Gold (1992) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 28/100. A South African television soap opera created by Franz Marx which revolves around the daily ups, downs, trials and tribulations of a handful of families in and around Johannesburg (which is often referred to as eGoli - t…
What streaming era or audience vibe does Egoli: Place of Gold fit best?+
Egoli: Place of Gold works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights. With a Burn Index of 28/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Egoli: Place of Gold worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Egoli: Place of Gold scores 28/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.1k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Egoli: Place of Gold actually is?
Just got out of Egoli: Place of Gold and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/criticalkino · u/CinephileCynic🔥 1.6k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Egoli: Place of Gold?
Everyone praising the Egoli: Place of Gold performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/movies · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 1.3k points
The cinematography in Egoli: Place of Gold is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Director clearly thought Egoli: Place of Gold was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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