Impunity

Jyoti Mistry : 2014

Investigating a gruesome murder, a special investigator and a local police detective find themselves knee-deep in political corruption and conspiracy. The mauled remains of a cabinet minister's daughter are found in an exclusive African safari resort after a party celebrating her engagement to a rising political star. Special Crimes Unit investigator Dingande Fakude, called in from Pretoria to solve the mystery, teams up with local police detective Naveed Khan, a trained psychologist and self-styled outcast. Young couple Derren and Echo, who were working as waiters at the engagement party, are taken in for questioning by the two investigators. As Derren and Echo's culpability becomes evident, Fakude is relieved that the high-profile murder case can be swiftly closed. However, as he and Khan continue to piece the story together, uncovering a trail of murders, they are faced with a terrible choice – engineer a cover-up and provide impunity for the new political class, or save a little girl's life. Jyoti Mistry's noir thriller, her second feature, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2014.