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- 2018
- Uncork'd Entertainment
- 2 h
- 2018
- Uncork'd Entertainment
- 2 h
Summary 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.
Directed By: Michael Matthews
Written By: Sean Drummond, Michael Matthews
- 2018
- Uncork'd Entertainment
- 2 h
- 2018
- Uncork'd Entertainment
- 2 h
Five Fingers For Marseilles
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7.8
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Summary 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.
Directed By: Michael Matthews
Written By: Sean Drummond, Michael Matthews
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
73
83% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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In stylish and entertaining fashion, Five Fingers for Marseilles looks over the South African countryside and finds fresh vistas for the western genre.
That the circuitous international influence of the western should manifest itself in South Africa is no surprise. Neither is the fact that someone as charismatic as Mr. Dabula should be the star of such a story, which is ripe with indignation, injustice, righteous violence and, ultimately, a shootout of cosmic resonance.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.8
83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.8
83% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
17% Mixed
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2 Ratings
0% Negative
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Five Fingers for Marseilles screams originality. Inspired by the style of Western films, director Michael Matthews brings to the table a South African based movie that transcends borders. Utilizing universal themes like brotherhood and friendship, right versus wrong, and the tensions between a government along with its people while pairing them with the crisp and clean landscapes of South Africa makes Five Fingers for Marseilles truly a work of art.
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I love to watch movies in my free time, whether it be a goofy kids movie or a political documentary, and so I watched Five Fingers for Marseilles to explore a genre I’m not familiar with. This film was dramatic and exciting the entire time, keeping me alert with the stare downs and sudden fights. The director, Michael Matthews, introduced me to new actors who impressed me with their talent in bringing this story to life. Vuyo Dabula, who plays Tau, did a great job portraying both the internal and external struggles of this character. This movie was an exciting experience for me, inspiring me to check out more like it and I’d recommend this to anyone looking for something new.
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Five Fingers for Marseilles turns out to be an impressively effective and engrossing cross-cultural hybrid that has a great deal more than novelty value going for it.
Five Fingers for Marseilles is a modern day Western, a tale of revolutionary South Africa and its aftermath, a world of blood, revenge, “stepping in” to right a great wrong, and fighting back. It’s a Sotho “Shane,” brutally beautiful and iconic, fraught with symbolism, harrowing in its violence and its consequences.
Five Fingers of Marseilles is simultaneously familiar and unique. As befits a film set in an isolated corner of the pre-and-post-Apartheid country, the movie incorporates its contemporaneous circumstances into the plot.
The film’s vistas are beautiful and Matthews’s aim, high, but those aspirations are not fully realized in what feels like a first draft attempt at brushing Western customs with textures drawn from a South African palette.
What happens in this neo-western isn't dictated by the tried and true themes of classic westerns but by the films themselves.
A new age western, Five Fingers for Marseilles is about five kids growing up in the harsh world of rural South Africa. The story follows Tau, played by Vuyo Dabula, who leaves his home town when he was young leaving the other four to face the world without him only to return and see the repercussions of his actions and his absence. The perfect amount of action and drama Five Fingers for Marseilles kept me glued to the screen the entire time and didn’t not disappoint. From the amazing acting to the breathtaking scenery this film is a fantastic first for Director Michael Matthews and I look forward to more by him.
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Taking a new twist on the western genre, Five Fingers for Marseillesis a captivating film that uses realism to display the events of this tale. It features an all-black cast, which gives South African actors an overdue chance to shine to a large market. Director Michael Matthews is a newcomer to the film industry and impressed me with his use of wide angle shots to display the South African landscape that emphasized the empty backdrop the town is set in. I found newcomer Vuyo Dabula to give an impressive performance as Tau, who is the main protagonist in the movie. The story is ripe and original, being about a troubled outlaw who comes back home, only to discover there is a gang that threatens his town and friends. Being filled with injustice, betrayal, and corruption, I recommend this to any anybody who craves a modern take on the western genre.
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Five Fingers for Marseilles, directed by Michael Matthews, is a Western cinema with a suspenseful plot that portrays, family, friendships and loyalty. Escaping his troubles, Tao vanishes from his small-town, Marseilles at a young age. Leaving behind his family and friends, he spends his life tiptoeing on hells borders. When he returns home 20 years later, Tao is forced to face the demons he tried to out run and the people he tried to forget. Tao must soul search for the hero within him and save his homeland from the foundation he left in pieces. Can he save the dirt of Marseilles from his own violence? Tribulations are a test of who a man can be, regardless of who he once was
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When thinking about a movie with a unique scenery there’s one in particular that comes to mind: Five Fingers for Marseilles. This movie, directed by Michael Matthews and set in South Africa, has the most breath-taking backdrop I’ve seen in a while. I was mesmerized by the landscape. In addition, I thought the warm colors of the film really portrayed the heat in South Africa. This movie did a great job of making me feel like I was actually in the town of Marseilles as the plot of Tau’s journey unraveled. This is a movie I would recommend to anyone looking for a serious, climatic movie. I really enjoyed it!
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Awards
African Movie Academy Awards
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
South African Film and Television Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Quebec City International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
