Hatchet Hour

You can’t bury Karma...


Hatchet Hour
This award-winning South African film is about a fiery lawyer, who mistakenly believes her gardener to be an assailant, and shoots him dead. She decides not to report the accident and take her chances in the legal system. She assumes that her brilliant career, as well as that of her legendary lawyer father, will be ruined if the courts find against her and charge her with manslaughter. She must get rid of the body and all evidence of the crime. She turns to her best friend to help her destroy the body. Their actions set in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.

89 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language).
Crime, Drama, Thriller, South African.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Erica Wessels, Petronella Tshuma, Adam Croasdell
Director
Judy Naidoo
ScreenplayJudy Naidoo, Salah Sabiti
CinematographyTom Marais
Sound formats
Made in2016
Produced byHatchet Hour, Ladybug Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreCrime thriller
LanguageFrequent strong language
NudityNone
SexNOne
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconSome requests are murder on a friendship.
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconBeter intrige sou dit skop gee.
10

Average .. 50%

10

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