This thriller investigates the mysterious assassination of a gay pastor in rural South Africa. Without witnesses or explanations, the crime appears to the police and others as a jigsaw puzzle without enough pieces. The police then suspect and arrest people based on the usual prejudices, black and coloured people who plant marijuana in this case. Meanwhile, the true assassin not only goes his way unpunished from the very beginning, but becomes one of the rural town's most respected citizens. The sheriff at one point does begin having certain suspicions, and from there on the bulk of the plot is played out. The location is a very arid part of South Africa, so with so much desert rock, there are bound to be quarries. Some may reveal important secrets.
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Cast
16 people
John Lynch
The Man
Known for
The Fall
Sliding Doors
Jonny Phillips
Known for
Bronson
Outlaw King
Serge-Henri Valcke
Known for
The Day
Amsterdamned
Oscar Petersen
Known for
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
Sylvia Esau
Known for
Supernova
Jody Abrahams
Also in
The One That Got Away
Mrs. Van Wyk
Dina Claasen
Anton Stoltz
Also in
Boesman and Lena
Curse of the Crystal Eye
Denzel Phillips
Morné Visser
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
The Kissing Booth 3
Sean Arnold
Known for
House of Saddam
Holocaust
Marion Hänsel Director · Damon Galgut Author Bernard Lutic Cinematographer
First release September 9, 1998 · Produced in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain · Languages Afrikaans, English
Production
Belgium · France · Netherlands · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English
Release dates
Belgium · September 9, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
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