The budget of this film is not why it was bad. When telling a story of somewhat a realistic nature one needs not only context but three dimensional characters delivering archetypical performances. None of what the cast, writer and director delivered thus far. This film not only lacks depth but it's grim portrayals of South African people is betrayed. A false representation of local thugs apart from the rape scene. That is the only aspect of this story that highlighted the savagery of our crime scourge. The abuse of women. Other than that the depiction of the timeline is very flawed, post 1994 house break-in with victims being sexually assaulted rose as reflected in this film but it was never the case during the late 90s as it is currently. The political subplots suggest this is even before the Mandela release and the shanty towns back in the late 80s to early 90s weren't as sporadic as what the film suggests. The writing was not only atrocious but lack of research displayed amateurish nature of the writer. The racial overtones were underplayed. Much of this film is bad. Bad production design, poor method acting, unrealistic dialouge, I could go on and on. Amandla suggests a need for power but only power is united people of the downtrodden amassing the strength to thwart apartheid. This piece paints a horrible picture of that era.