9/10
Thrilling, tense, spectacular, dark, an effective first feature
25 December 2022
A beautiful product of South Africa that mixes police investigation, racism, corruption to produce a plot under high tension. Our two cops, heroes of our plot, know how to adapt to reality when the bills are hard to pay, and find themselves investigating the death of a young white girl, victim of a serial killer, but they don't know it. And the fact that the girl's lover is black will produce high tensions. The film skillfully maintains the interactions between the professional and personal of our two heroes. And the script skillfully works the relationship of our two cops, friends, one being white, the other being black: this story will challenge the strength of their friendship.

The natural settings are superb. The actors are great. Mothusi Manano in particular is a real eye-catcher in each of his appearances. The plot is rich and the scenario maintains the spectator under permanent tension. The epilogue is in line with the film, violent, atmospheric and gives a nihilistic touch at the limit of the supernatural which finally does not denature what preceded.

After this very successful first try, let's hope that Fabian Medea does not end up directing a superhero movie with men in super-slips.
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