Abner Pastoll

Abner Pastoll was born in Johannesburg South Africa grew up in London UK and is now based in Seoul Korea His crimethriller A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND premiered at Fantasia and closed FrightFests 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 Magazines 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century His debut feature ROAD GAMES a FrenchEnglish bilingual chiller was released in the US by IFC Films and holds the distinction of playing at the UKs FrightFest two years in a row premiering in 2015 and returning in 2016 for a livecommentary event His latest film NERVOUS continues his exploration of daring subversive genre cinema and marks his second collaboration with Sarah Bolger