Crime comedy "The Shakedown" heads to Amazon Prime Video Thursday, August 8th

The Shakedown, a Fargo-esque comedy-of-errors, is coming to Amazon Prime next week from Cape Town filmmaker Ari Kruger. The film follows Justin Diamond, a well-respected family man and medical aid broker, who finds himself being blackmailed after his physiotherapist threatens to reveal their affair. Desperate to maintain his golden boy reputation, Justin teams up with his 'black sheep' brother, Dovi, to handle the escalating chaos. Their actions lead them down a path filled with dangerous criminals, mistaken identities, and comic mishaps in the Cape Town underworld.

The Shakedown stars Carl Beukes, Emmanuel Castis, Julia Anastasopoulos, Berenice Barbier, and Jack Parow. Look for it exclusively on Amazon Prime on August 8th.

The film is co-written and directed by Ari Kruger, co-written by Daniel Zimbler, produced by Sune Wolmarans, with cinematography by Trevor Calverley, editing by Richard Starkey, and music by Andries Smit. It is a Sketchbook Studios production with dangerous criminals, mistaken identities, and comic mishaps into the clumsiness of the Cape Town underworld.

THE SHAKEDOWN is co-written and directed by Ari Kruger. Co-written by Daniel Zimbler. Produced by Sune Wolmarans. Cinematography by Trevor Calverley. Editing by Richard Starkey. Composed by Andries Smit. A Sketchbook Studios production.