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Abner Pastoll

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Abner Pastoll

Born February 12, 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa7 films

Abner Pastoll was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, grew up in London, UK and is now based in Seoul, Korea. His crime-thriller A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND premiered at Fantasia and closed FrightFest’s 20th anniversary. The New York Times praised the film for its “delicacy and nuance, layering gangland grift, domestic drama and female fury into a satisfying lasagna of mounting violence.” Certified Fresh at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, it was named one of their Top 10 Thrillers of 2020 and featured on Slant Magazine’s 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century. His debut feature ROAD GAMES, a French–English bilingual chiller, was released in the US by IFC Films, and holds the distinction of playing at the UK's FrightFest two years in a row - premiering in 2015, and returning in 2016 for a live-commentary event.

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His latest film, NERVOUS, continues his exploration of daring, subversive genre cinema and marks his second collaboration with Sarah Bolger.

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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find posterFirst watchA Good Woman Is Hard to Find20196.1The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute.View film

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7 films as director
  1. 2026NervousDirector
  2. 2024RotationDirector
  3. 2019A Good Woman Is Hard to FindDirector
  4. 2017Getaway DriverDirector
  5. 2015Road GamesDirector
  6. 2011Me or the DogDirector
  7. 2008Homicide: Division BDirector