Wild Is the Wind (2022 film)

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Wild Is the Wind
Directed byFabian Medea
Production
company
Known Associates Entertainment
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 28 October 2022 (2022-October-28)
Running time
123 min
CountrySouth Africa
LanguagesEnglish, Afrikaans

Wild Is the Wind (2022) is a South African crime drama film directed by Fabian Medea. It depicts the corruption and racism in the South African judicial system through the investigation of the murder of an Afrikaner girl by two corrupt policemen played by Mothusi Magano and Frank Rautenbach. [1] [2]

Contents

The film is a co-production between Netflix and Known Associates Entertainment, a South African production company. [3]

Cast

Release and reception

It was released on Netflix in October 2022 [4] and ranked in the streamer's Global Top 10 within the first week of its release. [5] As of 7 November 2022, it scored 63% on Rotten Tomatoes. [6]

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