The Quarry (1998)

  • NR
  • 09/09/1998 (BE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 52m

Overview

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.

Marion Hänsel

Director, Writer

Damon Galgut

Novel

Cast

John Lynch's headshot

John Lynch

The Man
Jonny Phillips's headshot

Jonny Phillips

Serge-Henri Valcke's headshot

Serge-Henri Valcke

Oscar Petersen's headshot

Oscar Petersen

Sylvia Esau's headshot

Sylvia Esau

Jody Abrahams's headshot

Jody Abrahams

Mrs. Van Wyk's headshot

Mrs. Van Wyk

Dina Claasen's headshot

Dina Claasen

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