A Small Town Called Descent

Somewhere in a remote part of South Africa a heinous crime is committed. Against the backdrop of xenophobic riots that have swept across the country, two Zimbabwean brothers along with a local girl are brutally attacked. The older brother is burnt alive whilst his younger sibling and the girl are sodomised, raped and left for dead. Three investigators from the elite crime fighting unit known as the Scorpions are deployed to a small town called Descent.

Director

Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

Screenplay

Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

Status

Released

Release date

30/09/2010

Original language

English