Costa Botes has had a long career as a director of films and documentary (Stalin’s Sickle, Forgotten Silver, Saving Grace). He was a well-known film critic for many years with a reputation for an acerbic wit.
Nothing could be more surprising than the controversy that erupted [...]. Despite all the (we thought) obvious clues we planted [...], a large proportion of the audience swallowed the whole thing.
– Costa on Forgotten Silver