Focus Features

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    Sci‑Fi Matthew Jankes

    Umkhungo

    Made a with a grant from Focus Features, a boy comes into mysterious abilities and is branded a demon. Relying on a jaded street thug for protection, the pair go on the run. Set at the intersection of sci-fi and superstition in South Africa, can the boy stay one step ahead of his pursuers, and, importantly, learn to control his burgeoning power?

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