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The Shakedown

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When his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair, a respectable medical aid broker seeks the help of his criminal underworld brother to save his reputation.
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Josiah Teal Film Threat Aug 9, 2024
7.5/10
Despite the early struggles, The Shakedown evolves into a narrative that is dripping in dramatic irony and features one of the best accidental headshots since Pulp Fiction. Go to Full Review
Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews Aug 8, 2024
4/5
A bonkers black comedy that celebrates family values with a body count. Go to Full Review
Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut Aug 8, 2024
1.5/5
This Cape Town crime comedy movie is exhausting and tedious, and not even outrageous sex dolls could save it. Go to Full Review
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Aug 8, 2024
2/4
[I]t miscalculates in trying to make a sympathetic figure of the haplessly misguided protagonist... Go to Full Review
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Ari Kruger

Director

Carl Beukes

Justin Diamond

Emmanuel Castis

Dovi Diamond

Julia Anastasopoulos

Natalie Diamond

Berenice Barbier

Marika

Milton Schorr

Henko

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Movie Info

Synopsis When his mistress threatens to expose the secret of their affair, a respectable medical aid broker seeks the help of his criminal underworld brother to save his reputation.
Director
Ari Kruger
Producer
Sune Wolmarans
Screenwriter
Ari Kruger, Daniel Zimbler
Distributor
Prime Video
Production Co
Sketchbook Studios
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2024
Runtime
1h 44m
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