The Quarry

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The Quarry (1998)

Directed by Marion Hänsel

Drama · 1h 52m

This thriller investigates the mysterious assassination of a gay pastor in rural South Africa. Without witnesses or explanations, the crime appears to the police and others as a jigsaw puzzle without enough pieces. The police then suspect and arrest people based on the usual prejudices, black and coloured people who plant marijuana in this case. Meanwhile, the true assassin not only goes his way unpunished from the very beginning, but becomes one of the rural town's most respected citizens. The sheriff at one point does begin having certain suspicions, and from there on the bulk of the plot is played out. The location is a very arid part of South Africa, so with so much desert rock, there are bound to be quarries. Some may reveal important secrets.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Marion Hänsel
Writer
Marion Hänsel
Novel
Damon Galgut
Director of Photography
Bernard Lutic
Editor
Michèle Hubinon

Details

Release date
1998-09-09
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Afrikaans, English
Countries
Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain