Violence, corruption and oppression are the order of the day in the small town of Marseilles. Only the "Five Fingers" dare to rebel. When one of the youths kills a policeman, he flees. 20 years later, the outlawed Tau returns... but much has changed! The Five Fingers all hold high positions and the city is ruled by a dark shadow. The dark despot wants Tau out of the city - and is willing to drench the land in blood to do it!
For a long time, the Western was a bastion of the Americans, until new directions were sought in Europe and the spaghetti Western was added as a film-historical reference point. Now South Africa is setting out to find a peculiar and new film language. In the process, FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES is aesthetically an extremely grim representative of the genre, whose villain exudes pure horror. Aloof, sinister. As if we had met death in person. Strong, courageous and lasting genre cinema! Great!
