Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)
1980s South Africa: The community of Railway, attached to remote Marseilles, face brutal oppression and only the young 'Five Fingers' are willing to fight, until hot-headed Tau commits a terrible act and flees. Twenty years later, 'outlaw' Tau renounces violence and returns to Marseilles. It soon becomes clear that the town is in the grip of a new threat. Standing against old allies and new enemies, he'll put his life at risk for Marseilles. It's their duty to protect it. Even from each other..
Primary Title
- Five Fingers for Marseilles
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 17 September 2023
Release Year
- 2017
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 40
Duration
- 130:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- 1980s South Africa: The community of Railway, attached to remote Marseilles, face brutal oppression and only the young 'Five Fingers' are willing to fight, until hot-headed Tau commits a terrible act and flees. Twenty years later, 'outlaw' Tau renounces violence and returns to Marseilles. It soon becomes clear that the town is in the grip of a new threat. Standing against old allies and new enemies, he'll put his life at risk for Marseilles. It's their duty to protect it. Even from each other..
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Social problems--South Africa--Drama
Genres
- Drama
- Thriller
- Western
Contributors
- Michael Matthews (Director)
- Michael Matthews (Writer)
- Sean Drummond (Writer)
- Vuyo Dabula (Actor)
- Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele (Actor)
- Hamilton Dlamini (Actor)
- Sean Drummond (Producer)
- Asger Hussain (Producer)
- Michael Matthews (Producer)
- Yaron Schwartzman (Producer)
- Shaun Harley Lee (Director of Photography)
- Daniel Mitchell (Editor)
- Franz Lewis (Production Designer)
- James Matthes (Composer)
- The Be Phat Motel Film Company (Production Unit)
- Stage 5 Films (Production Unit)
- Game 7 Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Social problems--South Africa--Drama