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A Small Town Called Descent
A Small Town Called Descent
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  2. A Small Town Called Descent

A Small Town Called Descent

2010
1h 46m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

2010

Runtime

1h 46m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Sep 30, 2010
Languages
English
Director
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Vusi Kunene

Vusi Kunene

Paul Buckby

Paul Buckby

Vuyo Dabula

Vuyo Dabula

Zandile Msutwana

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Hlubi Mboya

Hlubi Mboya

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