I Am All Girls

I Am All Girls is a 2021 South African mystery thriller film[2] directed by Donovan Marsh and written by Wayne Fitzjohn and Marcell Greeff. It is based on true events but also contains fictionalised elements.[3] Starring Erica Wessels, Hlubi Mboya and Masasa Mbangeni, the film follows detective Jodie Snyman and her colleague Ntombizonke Bapai as they race to track down members of an apartheid-era sex-trafficking syndicate who are being murdered one by one by an unknown serial killer.[4][5]

I Am All Girls
Official release poster
Directed byDonovan Marsh
Written by
  • Wayne Fitzjohn
  • Marcell Greeff
Produced by
  • Jozua Malherbe
  • Lucia Meyer-Marais
  • Simon Swart
Starring
CinematographyTrevor Calverley
Edited byLucian Barnard
Music byBrendan Jury
Production
company
Nthibah Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 14 May 2021 (2021-05-14)[1]
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Upon its release on 14 May 2021, I Am All Girls was watched by Netflix subscribers all over the world, at one point ranking among the world's Top 10 films on Netflix.[6]

Cast
  • Erica Wessels as Jodie Snyman
  • Hlubi Mboya as Ntombizonke Bapai
  • Nomvelo Makhanya as teenage Ntombizonke
  • Leshego Molokwane as young Ntombizonke
  • Deon Lotz as FJ Nolte
  • Mothusi Magano as Captain George Mululeki
  • Brendon Daniels as Investigating Officer Samuel Arendse
  • J.P. du Plessis : Gert de Jager
  • Lizz Meiring as Gert's girlfriend
  • Rafiq Jajbhay as Iranian boss
  • Masasa Mbangeni as Thamsanqa
  • Ben Kruger as Oupa Carel Duvenhage
  • Tamarin du Toit as Liezel Lourens
  • Marcus Mabusela as Coroner
  • Cindy Swabepoel as Mrs Lourens
  • Israel Matseke Zulu as pimp
  • Mampho Brescia as brother boss girl
  • Khutjo Green as Agnes
  • Jason Fiddler as Khan's shipping official
  • Lovie Ramasrai as container yard official
  • Afzal Kahn as Salim Khan
  • Matt Stern as Salim Khan's lawyer
  • Kaseran Pillay as Pharwaz Khan
  • Federico Fernandez as young Iranian boss
  • Kate Liquorish as airline attendant
  • Eduard Horn as Gert's interrogator

Pre-production

Wayne Fitzjohn, the founder of Nthibah Pictures, first started working on this project about sex-trafficking syndicates because he wanted to shine light on the difficulties South African police services face in fighting against the crime of human trafficking. He also wanted to show that there are "those who are dedicated to helping the victims."[6]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022 SAFTA Best actress in a feature film Erica Wessels Nominated [7]
Best actress in a feature film Hlubi Mboya-Arnold Won [8]
Best supporting actress in a feature film Nomvelo Makhanya Won [8]
Best supporting actor in a feature film JP du Plessis Nominated [7]
Best feature film I Am All Girls Won [8]
Best achievement in directing – feature film I Am All Girls – Donovan Marsh Nominated [7]
Best achievement in sound design – feature film I Am All Girls – Simon Ratcliffe Nominated [7]
Best achievement in editing – feature film I Am All Girls – Lucian Barnard Nominated [7]
Best achievement in production design – feature film I Am All Girls – Waldemar Coetsee Nominated [7]
Best achievement in original music/score – feature film I Am All Girls – Brendan Jury Nominated [7]
Best achievement in cinematography – feature film I Am All Girls – Trevor Calverley Nominated [7]

References
  1. Khan, Iram Sharifah (13 May 2021). "I Am All Girls: Release Time and Date for South African Film on Netflix". HITC. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. Grater, Tom (16 April 2021). "'I Am All Girls': Watch First Trailer For Netflix's South African Thriller About Global Child Sex Trafficking". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. Shapiro, Tevya Turok (7 May 2021). "This weekend we're watching: Hunting apartheid's sex traffickers". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. "I Am All Girls review – a gritty revenge thriller on sex trafficking". Ready Steady Cut. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. "I Am All Girls – Netflix Review". Heaven of Horror. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. Singer, Toni Jaye; Jooste, Ruan (25 May 2021). "SA thriller 'I Am All Girls' makes list of world's Top 10 Netflix movies". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. Ferreira, Thinus (14 July 2022). "From The Wife to Tali's Baby Diary - All the 2022 Saftas nominations". News24. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. Parker, Bashiera (4 September 2022). "All the Safta 2022 winners". News24. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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