Critically-acclaimed African films you must watch this week

Nduta Waweru May 21, 2018

Five Fingers for Marseilles

This neo-western thriller is set in the town of Marseilles in apartheid South Africa.  The town is under the protection of the ‘Five Fingers’ a group of young men. However, things change once Tau, one of the Five Fingers, kills a policeman and flees.  He comes back 20 years later to a town that has taken a whole new direction, and it is up to him to get it back on the right path.

The film was nominated for the New Direction Competition award at the Cleveland Film Festival.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: May 21, 2018

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