Tenth of a Second

January. 01,1987

Rating：

4.6

Genre：

Thriller

Keywords：

Apartheid Terrorist Bombing Political Activist

Trailer Synopsis Cast

"Tenth of a Second" is the account of one man's desperate attempt to fight the oppressive apartheid regime of South Africa. This political thriller centres around Michael Wilder (James Whyle), a schoolteacher and political activist, with a failing marriage. Wilder is a member of the "Organisation" which is involved in subversive activities against the state. One day, Raymond (Nicky Rebelo), a fellow member, visits Wilder and leaves him with a suitcase containing a bomb. Wilder is expected to place in a busy shopping centre. But things do not go according to plan and the consequences of his actions result in devastating effects for Wilder and his grip on reality.

John Carson as

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Reviews

Karry

1987/01/01

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Evengyny

1987/01/02

Thanks for the memories!

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Smartorhypo

1987/01/03

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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CommentsXp

1987/01/04

Best movie ever!

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Johannes Rudolph (jrp-1)

1987/01/05

Made in the bad old days of South Africa, it tells of an English school teacher cum apartheid fighter who tries to understand his country amidst his own wasted personal life. The film isn't propaganda to be sure, even though it clearly has political motivations. The teacher only wants to fight with the pen and failing to follow through with a bad situation he lets a few innocents die. The narrative revolves around the teacher's thoughts on people and politics and the plot merely serves to set up scenes where he can, well, think some more. The film uses camera movement sparingly and the dialogue is realistic as is the film honest. A very good SA film from a great director.

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