The Abyss Boys

The Abyss Boys
Directed by Jan-Hendrik Beetge
Produced by Tendeka Matatu & Rachel Young
Screenplay by Jan-Hendrik Beetge
Starring Travis Snyders Moegammed Ja’qoop Isaacs Brandon Daniels Lionel Newton Anton Treurnich
Music by Hans Raubenheimer
Cinematography Greg Heimann
Edited by Eben Smal
Release dates
2009
Running time
26'
Country South Africa

The Abyss Boys is a 2009 film. It won the Best Short Film award at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

Set in the slums of a small fishing community on the southern coast of South Africa, illegal abalone poaching has become a dangerous activity for the main character, Jimmy, an ex-diver. Wanting to save "AB", his young brother from "Gonyama", a gangster, Jimmy devises a plan to change both of their lives and faces difficult situations.

Awards

References

  1. "Abyss Boys Short Film". hollywood.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. "The Abyss Boys". hansmusic.co.za. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "The Abyss Boys". screenafrica.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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