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Heart of the Hunter

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Heart of the Hunter

2024

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

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A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Confusing transitions, introducing too many characters one after another, and the complete omission of character development don't help things either.

Apr 17, 2024

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M.N. Miller

InSession Film

A smart and handsomely crafted political spy thriller that entertains and has something to say in the process.

Rated: B

Apr 4, 2024

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John Serba

Decider

Dube is wise enough to realize that practical effects render films like this far more credible, so he leans away from CGI, crashing real cars and emphasizing the tangible whoomp-and-crack of punches landing brutal body blows.

Apr 1, 2024

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Lori Meek

Ready Steady Cut

It might be confusing to follow, but you never have to wait too long until something blows up or Khoz’s character expertly kills a bunch of nondescript bad guys.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 29, 2024

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Pramit Chatterjee

Digital Mafia Talkies

As a fan of action films in general, I am impressed. So, I’ll recommend it to the regulars of the school of action cinema. In addition to that, I hope this becomes the gateway to mainstream and genre-specific South African films.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 29, 2024

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michael g

From the very bottom of the Netflix barrel, this badly directed and edited movie also suffers from a muddled script, with a silly and unbelievable plot that is simplistic when summarized at the end, but absurd and convoluted while unfolding and riddled with disjointed flashbacks and voice-overs, One has to give the actors credit for trying to put some life into the film, but no amount of acting can overcome this fractured production. The funding came from Netflix, but was this movie actually made by professionals?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Christian K

Well acted and shot, but still a supremely generic action film with no story or intrigue to back it up.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Matthew D

Heart of the Hunter (2024) is another generic Netflix action thriller except this time it's in South Africa. I liked hearing the Zulu and Xhosa languages from the strong actors, However, the story is nearly incoherent between the erratic editing and poor writing. None of the characters mattered to me and I could not describe the plot to you with a gun to my head. The direction is frustrating for the storytelling, but the action scenes are momentarily exciting. The actors try their best, but this was frustrating and ultimately boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Geke g

Great cinematic. Perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Audience Member

This is a wrost movie in acting and screenplay and action.g. how rotten tomatoes give it 67% rating i donot understand it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government.

Director: Mandla Dube
Producer: Tracey Lange, Tim Theron, Cobus van den Berg, Jorrie van der Walt
Screenwriter: Deon Meyer, Willem Grobler
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Scene23
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2024
Runtime: 1h 45m

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