Abel is preparing for a special gift to himself on his 50th Birthday. He wants to find himself a new face, that of a beautiful young woman. Ella Nesser is the attractive, but inexperienced murder detective, in charge of the case to track down the serial killer who has been praying on the city's young woman. When Abel develops an obsession with not only her face, but also her tattooed skin - the Hunter becomes the Hunted.
Cinematography
Western Cape landscapes weaponized as predator's playground
Acting
Gys de Villiers makes Abel's obsession feel almost curated
Director
Johnny Breedt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of few South African genre films to export Afrikaans-language thriller conventions internationally.
The 'mask' isn't prosthetic—it's the film's central unspoken tension between Abel's gallery aesthetics and his basement hobbies.
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