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Silent Fall (The)

  • Silent Fall (The)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2006
Format : Feature
Running time : 93 (in minutes)

In Africa, a continent ravaged by the AIDS epidemic, millions fight for survival in the wake of this gigantic enemy. Circling the carnage, ruthless corporations and individuals watch for the opportunities to exploit the agony of others to their advantage. A doctor is brutally murdered at a rural hospital in South Africa. Is this a random murder or there is more to it?
The thriller (set in South Africa) that focuses on Thandi Khumalo, a beautiful young doctor working in an AIDS ward who sets out to find out why her colleagues are murdered. Through her investigation, she will face a web of lies, manipulation and corruption as she strives to uncover a pharmaceutical company's conspiracy to make millions of dollars on the back of African people infected with the AIDS virus.
The Zimbabwean award-winning team that brought you The Legend of the Sky Kingdom, is back with this intriguing thriller about disclosure and redemption.



South Africa, 2006, 93mins, English
Director: Roger Hawkins


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