The Drop

Name: The Drop
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2024-04-26
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Garion Dowds, Siyabonga Xaba, Didintle Khunou

2024
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

9.3/10

YOUR RATING

Comedy

Two close friends from film school, Tom and Vongani share an apartment in Maboneng Johannesburg with a sexy high spirited girl, Loretta. Tom is looking for inspiration for his first film scr... Read allTwo close friends from film school, Tom and Vongani share an apartment in Maboneng Johannesburg with a sexy high spirited girl, Loretta. Tom is looking for inspiration for his first film script, when a heist takes place in the street below, and a gunman bursts into their apartmen... Read allTwo close friends from film school, Tom and Vongani share an apartment in Maboneng Johannesburg with a sexy high spirited girl, Loretta. Tom is looking for inspiration for his first film script, when a heist takes place in the street below, and a gunman bursts into their apartment. They are taken hostage, but things quickly go wrong and the gunman dies by his own gun.... Read all

Director
- Jonathan Parkinson
Writers
- Jonathan Parkinson
- Athos Kyriakides
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IMDb RATING

9.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jonathan Parkinson
Writers
- Jonathan Parkinson
- Athos Kyriakides
Stars

1User review

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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10Carlo79old

A fine evening's entertainment and more!

Happened on "The Drop" unexpectedly, came away both entertained as a media consumer and inspired as a storyteller.

I didn't quite get it when I watched the trailer, and now that makes perfect sense in retrospect. On the surface, this is patterned on the archetypal and ever-engaging Guy Richie-esque storyline where the gangster realm that lurks at the edge of our consciousness intrudes unexpectedly into our everyday lives.

But this also operates on an entirely different level as a film by a filmmaker about filmmaking. Nothing heavy-handed in this, just a light framing in this story-within-a-story with an occasional sprinkle of cinematic references. For those watching attentively, these give the opportunity to appreciate the magic of illusion and imagination that lies at the heart of all successful storytelling.

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Tom's character was based off Jonathan Parkinson's son, Tom Parkinson, when he was at film school. Tom Parkinson ended up co-editing the The Drop with Graham Smith