Avenged (2013)

An undercover cop risks his career (and life) to settle a score.

Director:

Donovan Marsh

Writer:

Donovan Marsh (screenplay)

Stars:

S'Dumo Mtshali, Presley Chweneyagae, Israel Makoe

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
S'Dumo Mtshali	...	Chili Ngcobo (as S'dumo Mtshali)
Presley Chweneyagae	...	Shoes Moshoeshoe
Israel Makoe	...	Skroef - Mandla Senzangakhona
Owen Sejake	...	Mambane - Osborne Zulu
Warren Masemola	...	G8 - Ratshidi Kgabi
Hlubi Mboya	...	Cheesegirl - Gugu Zulu
Percy Matsemela	...	Slim - Jabu Dlamini
Carlo Radebe	...	Dex - Kenny Baloyi
Brendon Daniels	...	Stakes - Stevland Daniels
Brandon Auret	...	Warren Fourie
Ronnie Nyakale	...	Captain Stone
Daniel Hadebe	...	Moses (as Daniel Radebe)
Pallance Dladla	...	Thulani
Tumie Ngumla	...	Tumi
Petronella Tshuma	...	Receptionist - Executive Transport

Storyline

When Chili Ngcobo, an honest but ambitious undercover cop, is cheated out of a major reward by his corrupt superiors, he infiltrates a cash-in-transit heist gang, and instead of busting them, he decides to participate in a one off score. He must face off against his partner who refuses to let him do it and one of the gang members who recognizes him as a cop.

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Plot Keywords:

armored truck | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

South Africa

Language:

English Southern Sotho Zulu Afrikaans

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Avenged

Filming Locations:

Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

ZAR 10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quizzical Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally called "iNumber Number" in its country of origin, South Africa.

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Connections

Features Heat (1995)

User Reviews

A gritty entertaining story about a heist going wrong

Once again I've seen a South African film quite different from films from the Western hemisphere. An gritty but entertaining story about to cops, which are also best friends. Lawful good cops, but not earning enough to pay all the bills. Their good, but corruption at the local police station makes it even worse. Then there comes a chance on getting it on a heist. Just this once. Not really a good idea.

In the beginning the film is raw, using ultra near close up, moving camera, even running camera and sudden focus changes. Quite extreme and artful. But this soon gets more normal. Still there a heavy use of color filters all across the film, yellow and blue. Very talented use of effects and very suitable as well.

The roughness suits this movie which deals with criminal scumbags planning to do a heist. Not one of the is safe and trustworthy. The film is inspired by Hollywood action movies, but is told very differently still. But it does show the graphics in the violence as we'd see in an American movie.

I enjoyed the film very much, and so did the crowd at Films from the South Festival in Oslo. Recommended if you like something different.