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Directed by Jan-Hendrik Beetge Music by Hans Raubenheimer Initial release 2009 Film series Africa First: Volume One Cinematography Greg Heimann | 3.5/5 Mubi Screenplay by Jan-Hendrik Beetge Edited by Eben Smal Director Jan-Hendrik Beetge Screenplay Jan-Hendrik Beetge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Tendeka Matatu & Rachel Young Starring Travis Snyders Moegammed Ja’qoop Isaacs Brandon Daniels Lionel Newton Anton Treurnich Cast Travis Snyders, Moegammad Ja'Qoob Isaacs Awards Efere Ozako Award for Best Short film | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Abyss Boys is a 2009 film. It won the Best Short Film award at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
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Set in the slums of a small fishing community on the southern coast of South Africa, illegal abalone poaching has become a dangerous activity for the main character, Jimmy, an ex-diver. Wanting to save "AB", his young brother from "Gonyama", a gangster, Jimmy devises a plan to change both of their lives and faces difficult situations.
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