

State of Violence
2010, English. Directed by Khalo Matabane.
When the wife of a successful black businessman with roots in the struggle against apartheid is murdered by a young stranger who knows his name, he has to go back into his own past to find the answers that will lead him to the killer. But when he finds him and the reasons for the murder, will vengeance still be possible?
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- 1h 19m
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- English
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- 11 September 2010
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- Khalo Matabane
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State of Violence runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Who directed State of Violence?
State of Violence (2010) was directed by Khalo Matabane and stars Fana Mokoena, Presley Chweneyagae, Vusi Kunene.