The Abyss Boys
The Abyss Boys | |
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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
- African Movie Academy Awards 2010
References
- ↑ "Abyss Boys Short Film". hollywood.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "The Abyss Boys". hansmusic.co.za. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "The Abyss Boys". screenafrica.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External Links
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- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)