LOOK AGAIN (11:20) - Cinema 3 - PG16 V

LOOK AGAIN

Look Again follows Lerato Mokoena, a young detective in Johannesburg, as she investigates what appears to be a straightforward assault case involving a jealous boyfriend, Sibusiso Dlamini. The victim, nightclub owner Aiden Botha, claims he was attacked during a confrontation at his club.

However, as Detective Mokoena digs deeper re-examining CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses including Naledi Jacobs and Thandi, the narrative begins to unravel. What initially seemed like a drunken altercation reveals signs of something far more sinister.

Through Thandi’s testimony, Lerato uncovers that the “assault” was in fact an act of self-defence: Sibusiso intervened after noticing that Aiden was sexually assaulting Thandi in a hidden blind spot within the club. The case exposes not only Aiden’s manipulation of the system having previously evaded accountability but also the broader institutional failures that silence victims, particularly Black women.

As Lerato challenges pressure from within the police force to close the case quickly, she reconstructs the truth and shifts the investigation, leading to Aiden’s arrest. Yet even as the legal process begins, the story underscores a sobering reality: justice is fragile, often contingent, and rarely complete.

Look Again is a tense, socially conscious crime drama that interrogates perception, power, and the systemic dismissal of survivors, urging both its characters and audience to question what they think they see and to look again.

Saturday, 21 November 2026 · 11:20 · Cinema 3 · Age rating: PG16V

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