FRACTURE
GENRE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER RUNTIME 15 MINUTES YEAR 2025
A haunting psychological thriller inspired by true events, Fracture delves into the dark corridors of the human mind and the brutal realities of the prison system.
At just 13 years old, Robyn is convicted of a violent crime and sent to prison, where she is subjected to the horrors of solitary confinement. As she endures psychological torment, she forms an uneasy bond with Emma, a prison psychologist determined to uncover the truth about Robyn’s past and the circumstances that led to her incarceration.
Through fragmented memories and therapy sessions, Fracture unravels the story of a night gone terribly wrong—where a desperate act of survival resulted in irreversible consequences. Haunted by trauma and suffocated by the oppressive walls of her cell, Robyn’s grip on reality begins to slip, leading to a shocking climax that questions justice, rehabilitation, and the cost of neglecting the most vulnerable in society.
Inspired by the tragic death of Marilyn Syfers in Pollsmoor Prison, Fracture is a visceral exploration of mental illness, institutional failure, and the devastating impact of solitary confinement on young minds.
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CREDITS
DIRECTED BY ALEX FYNN | STORY BY TASSYN MUNRO, ALEX FYNN | SCREENPLAY BY LOUW VENTER | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS TASSYN MUNRO, ALEX FYNN | PRODUCER KRISTIN PIENAAR | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY EBRAHIM HAJEE | PRODUCTION DESIGNER FRANCI VAN DEN HEEVER | EDITORS TALYA KAHAN, ALEX FYNN | COSTUME DESIGNERS LOUISE STEYTLER, DONNA-LEE DE KOCK | MUSIC COMPOSERS SNOOZEFEST
CAST ROBYN AVIANAH ABRAHAMS | EMMA TESSA JUBBER | JEROME CANTONA JAMES | MR ALBERTS LOUW VENTER | MS DE BRUYN QUANITA ADAMS | FATIMA MEGAN ALEXANDER | WARDER PEGGY TUNYISWA | JESSICA CHLOE COPELAND | PRISONERS BIANCA RINGQUEST, AERLENE ABRAHAMS, YANGO BASSO, DONNA-LEE DE KOCK, ERIN SIMON
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BONGANI CALUZA | STUNT & FIGHT COORDINATOR IAN STOCK | FIGHT CONSULTANT GRANT POWELL | STUNTS JUSTIN FEBRUARY, DYLAN VILJOEN
PRODUCTION INTERN APHIWE THAMBA | PRODUCTION ASSISTANT SINOVUYO MAKHUBALO | ART DIRECTOR FRANCI VAN DEN HEEVER | PROPSMASTER MARI SMUTS | ART STANDBY CARLY SAM | ART ASSISTANT / DRIVER LONGE BEN SHAMBA
1ST AC / FOCUS PULLER ALI MOHAMED | 2ND AC / LOADER ANDILE MALINDI | CAMERA / VT ASSISTANT TARYN TAYLOR | DIT OLWETU TONGA | BTS PHOTOGRAPHER LILI MING
GAFFER WARRICK LE SEUER | BEST BOY LIGHTING THEMBA BLOM | SPARK ONELA MKHOSI | KEY GRIP ZUBAIR GANI | BEST BOY GRIP KHAASHIEF THEBUS | GRIP ASSISTANTS YASEEN FRANCO, AMEEN GASNODIEN | GRIPS / LIGHTING ASSISTANTS JARED LANGLEY, BENJAMIN MARTIN | GENIE OPERATOR FRANK NDUMBANA
SOUND TECHNICIAN LUIS GARRIDO | BOOM OPERATOR PATRICK MANDONGWE
WARDROBE ASSISTANT JUSTIN FEBRUARY | HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST TERI ROMAN | HAIR & MAKE-UP ASSISTANT CLEO RICHARDS
UNIT MANAGER TAWANDA MAWAZA | UNIT ASSISTANTS SHEPHARD MAVAZA, SHELTON MAVAZA | SECURITY FRANCIS MAEMBA, KUDA KWASHE MUKARI | SET MEDIC MARC RODGERS
SPECIAL EFFECTS MXFX TEAM, BRANDON VAN DER MERWE, MAX POOLMAN
POST PRODUCTION
OFFLINE EDITORS TALYA KAHAN, ALEX FYNN | VFX ARTIST NICOLAI GROUDEV | COLOURIST KYLE STROEBEL – THE REFINERY | FINAL MIX & SOUND DESIGN MICHAEL BOTHA – THE WORKROOM
ORIGINAL SCORE SNOOZEFEST | TITLE DESIGN ADAM HILL | CATERING & CRAFT SERVICES MISHKAH GOOL – LOVE KOS MOS