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Summary
An aging, womanizing professional boxer and his career-criminal brother take one last shot at success and get more than they've bargained for.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 100Audiences 71GoodWatch 90
Tomatometer100%
Audience score80%
IMDb6.2
Running time
2 h
A typical length for action movies, +12 min on the typical 108
typical 108120Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2019
September 6, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
XhosaMade in
South Africa
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more15 people
- Sivuyile NgesiGoatee
- Bongile MantsaiDudu Nyakama
- Thembekile KomaniDuke Nyakama
- Patrick NdlovuBra Pat
- Owen SejakeBra Links
- ZXZolisa XaluvaArt Nyakama
- EMElethu MfombiDuke Nyakama (Adolescence)
- ASAnghela SitholeMinky
- AHAwethu HleliNosisi
- MTMbasa TsetsanaMondli
- Faniswa YisaMother Hen
- KMKhulu M. SkenjanaSquare-Jaw
- IMInga MtshizanaDudu Nyakama (Adolescence)
- AMAthenkosi MfamelaBloodshot
- NNNomhlé NkyonyeniMa Bokwana
Directing · 1
- Jahmil X.T. Qubeka Director, Writer
Production · 14
- Hlengiwe Makhathini Executive Producer
- Jan du Plessis Executive Producer
- Philisiwe Mthethwa Executive Producer
- Zama Khanyile Executive Producer
- Mlandeli Tengimfene Executive Producer
- Rowan Govender Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Willie Nel Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Guy Steer Sound Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Pierre Vienings Costume Design
- Babalwa Carol Mtshiselwa Makeup Designer
Other crew · 1
- Tshepo Skosana Commissioning Editor
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