Five Fingers for Marseilles

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Five Fingers for Marseilles
Five Fingers for Marseilles.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Michael Matthews
Screenplay bySean Drummond
Story by
  • Sean Drummond
  • Michael Matthews
Produced by
  • Asger Hussain
  • Yaron Schwartzman
  • Sean Drummond
  • Michael Matthews
StarringVuyo Dabula

Kenneth Nkosi

Zethu Dlomo
CinematographyShaun Harley Lee
Edited byDaniel Mitchell
Music byJames Matthes
Production
companies
Game 7 Films
Be Phat Motel Company
Distributed byIndigenous Film Distribution
Release dates
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)(TIFF)
  • 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)(South Africa)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
Languages

Five Fingers for Marseilles is a 2017 South African Neo-Western thriller film written by Sean Drummond and directed by Michael Matthews. [1] It stars Vuyo Dabula, Zethu Dlomo, Kenneth Nkosi, Dean Fourie, Jerry Mofokeng and Warren Masemola, It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. [2]

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Synopsis

A member of The Five Fingers returns to colonial Marseilles after fleeing a police aggression about two decades ago, and finds his town under a new threat.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. [3]

Five Fingers for Marseilles was enlisted as one of the 8 "reimagined versions" of Western films American singer Beyonce drew inspiration from for her 2024 country studio album, Cowboy Carter . [4] [5]

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References

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