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Back of the Moon

Back of the Moon

Crime
2019, Movie, 1h 35min
28 July 1958. Badman, an intellectual and the leader of the most powerful gang in Sophiatown, lives life on his own terms in this crazy, cosmopolitan, half demolished ghetto on the edge of Johannesburg. The gorgeous Eve Msomi, a torch-singer on the brink of an international career, is giving her last concert in the local hall before she travels to London. Tomorrow, legions of police will force the residents of Gerty street out of their homes and they will be trucked to a desolate township, ten miles out of the city. Refusing to face the bleak reality of black South African life, Badman has decided that he will fight to the death for his home. But fate, thrusts Eve Msomi, whom he has loved from a distance, into his orbit. And on this night that bears this beautiful encounter, Badman's gang, The Vipers, sensing his vulnerability, turns on them both.
Country: South Africa
Director:
Angus Gibson
Cast:
Richard Lukunku,
Lemogang Tsipa,
Thomas Gumede,
S'Dumo Mtshali
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Angus Gibson
Director
Angus Gibson
Writer
Richard Lukunku
As Badman / Bra Max
Lemogang Tsipa
As Ghost
Thomas Gumede
As Nat
S'Dumo Mtshali
As Strike

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In the crime-ridden streets of Sophiatown, Johannesburg, a powerful gang leader named Badman reigns supreme. But when he falls for a beautiful torch-singer named Eve Msomi, his loyalty is tested as his gang turns against him. With the threat of forced relocation looming over the residents, Badman must choose between his love for Eve and his fight for his home. As tensions rise, a night of violence and betrayal unfolds, leaving the fate of Badman and Eve hanging in the balance.

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