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Call Me Thief (2016)

Call Me Thief poster
Original title
Noem My Skollie
Directed by
Daryne Joshua
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man looks back on his time spent in a South African prison. The story follows his life before, during, and after his sentence.

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What happens

Call Me Thief (Afrikaans: Noem My Skollie) is a 2016 South African crime film directed by Daryne Joshua. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It is based on the life of the film's writer, John W. Fredericks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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