The Last Victims

The Last Victims is a 2019 political drama film directed by Maynard Kraak. The film was filmed entirely on location in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa and world premiered at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) on 8 February 2019. The film then opened the Rapid Lion - South African International Film Festival at the historic Market Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 March 2019. It screened "in competition" with three nominations: Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography (Meekaaeel Adam) and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sean Cameron Michael). The film was then selected at 40th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), Durban South Africa. The film is now selected in competition at Knysna Film Festival, Knysna, South Africa & African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in Nigeria. The film is nominated in 3 different section at AMAA viz. Best Screenplay (Sean Robert Daniels), Best Editing (Terwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo Davids) & Best Sound (Janno Muller).

The Last Victims
Directed by	Maynard Kraak
Written by	Sean Robert Daniels
Story by	Sean Robert Daniels Terwadkar Rajiv
Produced by	Maynard Kraak Terwadkar Rajiv
Starring	Sean Cameron Michael Kurt Egelhof Wilson Dunster Baby Cele Gustav Gerdener Ashish Gangapersad Marno van der Merwe Hayley Owen
Cinematography	Meekaaeel Adam
Edited by	Terwadkar Rajiv Cohen Lorenzo Davids
Music by	Geo Höhn
Release dates	8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) (Pan African Film Festival) 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Africa
Language	English

Plot

The film follows Dawid, a former member of South Africa's infamous C1 Counter Insurgency death squad, who must atone for his past when he helps one survivor Pravesh search for the bodies of a missing anti-apartheid cell. Unaware that as they hunt for answers, they too are being hunted.

"Notwithstanding that this film is based on real events, it is definitely a uniquely South African story because it’s about a fractured search for reconciliation in the face of a harrowing past that refuses to die out", says Rapid Lion festival director, Eric Miyeni,"It is a great metaphor for today’s South Africa".

Main cast

• Sean Cameron Michael - Dawid
• Kurt Egelhof - Pravesh
• Marno van der Merwe - Young Dawid
• Ashish Gangapersad - Young Pravesh
• Grant Swanby - Warren
• Wilson Dunster - Francois
• Mark Mulder - Wouter
• Deon Coetzee - Viaan
• Kobus Van Heerden - Young Wouter
• Tumie Ngumla - Young Lwazi
• Baby Cele - Old Lwazi
• Kira Wilkinson - Alice
• Shelley Meskin - Martha
• Sasha Stroebel - Luzanne
• Caitlin Clerk - Phoebe
• Ferdinand Gernandt - De Beer
• Sam Phillips - TRC Committee Chair

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival	1 March 2019	Best Actor	Sean Cameron Michael	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer	Meekaaeel Adam	Nominated
		Best of South Africa	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Nominated
Knysna Film Festival	30 October 2019	Best Film Finalist	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Kurt Egelhof	Won
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)	27 October 2019	Best Screenplay	Sean Robert Daniels	Nominated
		Best Editing	Terwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo Davids	Nominated
		Best Sound Design	Janno Muller	Nominated
Uganda Film Festival	1 December 2019	Best International Feature Film	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won
South Film and Arts Academy Festival (SFAAF)		Best Lead Actor	Sean Cameron Michael	Won
		Best Director in Feature Film	Maynard Kraak	Won
		Best Screenplay in Feature Film	Sean Robert Daniels	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in Feature Film	Marno van der Merwe	Won
		Best Sound Design in Feature Film	Janno Muller	Won
		Best Make up in a Feature Film	Cindi Jane Laird	Won
		Cinematography Honorable Mention in Feature Film	Meekaaeel Adam	Won
		Editing Honorable Mention in Feature Film	Terwadkar Rajiv & Cohen Lorenzo Davids	Won
		Production Honorable Mention In A Feature Film	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won
		Feature Film of the Month	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won
		Best Thriller Feature	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won
Five Continents International Film Festival (FCIFF)	3 February 2020	Best Thriller Film	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won
		Best Make Up	Cindi Jane Laird	Won
		Special Mention Sound Design	Janno Muller	Won
		Best Screenplay	Sean Robert Daniels	Nominated
International Screen Awards		Best International Film	Terwadkar Rajiv & Maynard Kraak	Won