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A Small Town Called Descent

A Small Town Called Descent

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 September 2010

Country

Cast

Vusi Kunene

Vusi Kunene

Paul Buckby

Paul Buckby

Vuyo Dabula

Vuyo Dabula

Zandile Msutwana

Zandile Msutwana

Getmore Sithole

Getmore Sithole

Hlubi Mboya

Hlubi Mboya

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