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Five Fingers for Marseilles brings the spaghetti Western to South Africa, with stylishly entertaining - albeit slightly uneven - results. Read critic reviews

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A member of the Five Fingers returns to colonial Marseilles after fleeing police aggression two decades before, and finds the town under a new threat.

Cast & Crew

Zethu Dlomo
Lerato
Kenneth Fok
Wei
Garth Breytenbach
Officer De Vries
Warren Masemola
Thuto
Anthony Oseyemi
Congo
Kenneth Nkosi
Bongani
Vuyo Dabula
Tau
Mduduzi Mabaso
Luyanda
Brendon Daniels
Slim Sixteen
Jerry Mofokeng
Jonah
Aubrey Poolo
Unathi
Lizwi Vilakazi
Sizwe
Hamilton Dhlamini
Sepoko
Michael Matthews
Director
Sean Drummond
Screenwriter
Paulo Areal
Executive Producer
Joshua A. Green
Executive Producer
Dumi Gumbi
Executive Producer
Jeff Hoffman
Executive Producer
Sean Drummond
Producer
Michael Matthews
Producer
Yaron Schwartzman
Producer
Asger Hussain
Producer
James Matthes
Original Music
Shaun Lee
Cinematographer
Daniel Mitchell
Film Editor
Moonyeenn Lee
Casting
Franz Lewis
Production Design
Stephen Dunn
Set Decoration
Pierre Vienings
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All Critics (34) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (8)

  • [Five Fingers for Marseilles] is ripe with indignation, injustice, righteous violence and, ultimately, a shootout of cosmic resonance.

    September 14, 2018 | Full Review…

    John Anderson

    Wall Street Journal

  • A brutal but thoughtful film invoking subtle social allegory, "Marseilles" demonstrates both the durability and elasticity of the genre.

    September 13, 2018 | Full Review…

    Kevin Crust

    Los Angeles Times

  • There are no thrills in this western yarn, just a mounting series of tragedies that are by turns frustrating and numbing.

    September 7, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Matt Fagerholm

    RogerEbert.com

  • In stylish and entertaining fashion, "Five Fingers for Marseilles" looks over the South African countryside and finds fresh vistas for the western genre.

    September 6, 2018 | Full Review…

    Teo Bugbee

    New York Times

  • While there are gunfights and everything concludes with a big shoot-out, the complexity of the situation and the murkiness of Tau's quest for redemption are anything but standard-order fare for a Western.

    September 5, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    James Berardinelli

    ReelViews

  • What happens in this neo-western isn't dictated by the tried and true themes the classic westerns but by the films themselves.

    September 4, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Josh Wise

    Slant Magazine
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