Out of South Africa--where, surprisingly, the political content of feature films is little monitored by the government--comes this story of racial tension, murder, and mysticism. Stewardson is a medical examiner investigating a series of murders of prostitutes committed with a strange,
spiked club. One day, signing a stack of death certificates but preoccupied with this mystery, he comes across a certificate with no name. He asks his secretary, who knows nothing about it, to check it out. Shortly thereafter, two officials from the state security service turn up and tell him it
would be best just to sign the document. He refuses, but they continue to pressure him an...
Released:
1988
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins