The Last Victims is a 2019 political drama film directed by Maynard Kraak. The film was filmed entirely on location in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa and world premiered at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) on 8 February 2019. The film then opened the Rapid Lion - South African International Film Festival at the historic Market Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 March 2019. It screened "in competition" with three nominations: Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography (Meekaaeel Adam) and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Cameron Michael). The film was then selected at 40th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), Durban South Africa. The film is now selected in competition at Knysna Film Festival, Knysna, South Africa & African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. The film is nominated in 3 different section at AMAA viz. Best Screenplay (Sean Robert Daniels), Best Editing (Terwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo Davids) & Best Sound (Janno Muller).
Plot
The film follows Dawid, a former member of South Africa's infamous C1 Counter Insurgency death squad, who must atone for his past when he helps one survivor Pravesh search for the bodies of a missing anti-apartheid cell. Unaware that as they hunt for answers, they too are being hunted.
"Notwithstanding that this film is based on real events, it is definitely a uniquely South African story because it’s about a fractured search for reconciliation in the face of a harrowing past that refuses to die out", says Rapid Lion festival director, Eric Miyeni,"It is a great metaphor for today’s South Africa".
Main cast Sean Cameron Michael - Dawid Kurt Egelhof - Pravesh Marno van der Merwe - Young Dawid Ashish Gangapersad - Young Pravesh Grant Swanby - Warren Wilson Dunster - Francois Mark Mulder - Wouter Deon Coetzee - Viaan Kobus Van Heerden - Young Wouter Tumie Ngumla - Young Lwazi Baby Cele - Old Lwazi Kira Wilkinson - Alice Shelley Meskin - Martha Sasha Stroebel - Luzanne Caitlin Clerk - Phoebe Ferdinand Gernandt - De Beer Sam Phillips - TRC Committee Chair Charles Bouguenon - Young Warren
Accolades +AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival1 March 2019Best ActorSean Cameron MichaelBest CinematographerMeekaaeel AdamBest of South AfricaTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakKnysna Film Festival30 October 2019Best Film FinalistTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakBest Supporting ActorKurt EgelhofAfrican Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)27 October 2019Best ScreenplaySean Robert DanielsBest EditingTerwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo DavidsBest Sound DesignJanno MullerUganda Film Festival1 December 2019Best International Feature FilmTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakSouth Film and Arts Academy Festival (SFAAF)Best Lead ActorSean Cameron MichaelBest Director in Feature Film Maynard KraakBest Screenplay in Feature FilmSean Robert DanielsBest Supporting Actor in Feature FilmMarno van der MerweBest Sound Design in Feature Film Janno MullerBest Make up in a Feature FilmCindi Jane LairdCinematography Honorable Mention in Feature FilmMeekaaeel AdamEditing Honorable Mention in Feature FilmTerwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo DavidsProduction Honorable Mention In A Feature FilmTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakFeature Film of the MonthTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakBest Thriller FeatureTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakFive Continents International Film Festival (FCIFF)3 February 2020Best Thriller FilmTerwadkar Rajiv & Maynard KraakBest Make UpCindi Jane LairdSpecial Mention Sound DesignJanno MullerBest ScreenplaySean Robert DanielsInternational Screen AwardsBest International Film Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak
References
The Last Victims premiere at Pan African Film Festival The Last Victims premieres at PAFF - Artsvark Presser Mystery Thrilled to be filmed in KZN at Press Reader Step aside Hollywood, enter KZN’s Dollywood at Film Contact SA film The Last Victims to premiere at US film festival at BizCommunity SA Movie set for LA festival at Press Reader / Cape Times newspaper RapidLion Awards Ceremony Returns To The Festival at Asempa News Entertainment: The Last Victims (film) - Cape Talk Entertainment: The Last Victims (film) - Talk 702 Radio Acclaimed SA film comes to the screen at Durban International Film Festival The Last Victims wins Best International Film at the Uganda Film Festival Screening of ‘The Last Victims’ at popular film festival - Rising Sun Maynard Kraak’s latest film, The Last Victims, to open RapidLion 2019 Sydney South African Film Festival goes Online We are Moving Stories "Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival" 2020 – The Last Victims
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