Carl Beukes in The Shakedown
The Big Picture A Cape Town caper goes hilariously awry in the new trailer for The Shakedown. The film is Amazon Prime Video's first-ever South African original. It will debut on the streaming service worldwide on August 8.
As seen in the new trailer, medical aid broker Justin Diamond has it all: a successful business, a loving family - oh, and a beautiful mistress on the side. Unfortunately, that mistress threatens to expose their affair unless she pays him one million rand . Unwilling to pay her off, Justin turns to his black-sheep brother Dovi , who has connections in the Cape Town underworld. His attempt at intimidation goes terribly wrong, and before long he's got a dead body on his hands.
Who Are the Creatives Behind 'The Shakedown'? The Shakedown was directed and co-written by Ari Kruger in his feature debut; he is best known in South Africa for the ShowmaxStar series Tali's Diary. Co-writer Daniel Zimbler also worked on Tali's Diary. Star Beukes played the Archangel Gabriel on the SyFy apocalyptic series Dominion, and has also guested on Homeland and NCIS: Los Angeles.
A small handful of South African films have previously achieved international attention. The Gods Must Be Crazy, a story about a young San boy trying to dispose of a troublesome Coke bottle, became a surprise hit in the US in the 1980s. More recently, the Johannesburg-set science fiction actioner District 9 became an international hit in 2009, launching Neill Blomkamp's career.
The Shakedown will premiere on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on August 8, 2024. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the new trailer for The Shakedown below.
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