Somewhere in a remote part of South Africa a heinous crime is committed. Against the backdrop of xenophobic riots that have swept across the country, two Zimbabwean brothers along with a local girl are brutally attacked. The older brother is burnt alive whilst his younger sibling and the girl are sodomised, raped and left for dead. Three investigators from the elite crime fighting unit known as the Scorpions are deployed to a small town called Descent.
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Cast
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Vusi Kunene
Known for
A United Kingdom
Sniper: The Last Stand
Paul Buckby
Also in
Tarzan and the Lost City
Daisy de Melker
Vuyo Dabula
Known for
Collision
Zandile Msutwana
Also in
White Wedding
Family and Rugby
Getmore Sithole
Known for
Blood & Water
Hlubi Mboya
Known for
I Am All Girls
Death Race: Inferno
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka Director · Faith Isiakpere Editor
First release July 24, 2010
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Africa · July 24, 2010
Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
South Africa
September 30, 2010 · Theatrical
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