One nosy journalist vs. a mining magnate with blood on his diamond-studded hands. Who blinks first?
The journalist Aluta finds herself unfolding a government conspiracy involving her father figure Frank Drake, a corrupt mine magnate.
Acting
Nqobile Khumalo carries every scene like her life depends on it.
Direction
Nodada squeezes paranoia from every Johannesburg shadow.
Director
Zuko Nodada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
South African cinema rarely tackles mining corruption this directly — the industry's toxic legacy makes this thriller uncomfortably documentary-adjacent.
Director Zuko Nodada and lead Thandeka Nodada share a surname — yes, that's his wife playing Aluta's mother, adding genuine family tension to the betrayal scenes.
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