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The Bang Bang Club
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The Bang Bang Club

2011-04-22 · 106 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · History

In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked together to chronicle the violence and upheaval leading up to the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as president. Their work is risky and dangerous, potentially fatally so, as they thrust themselves into the middle of chaotic clashes between forces backed by the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those in support of Mandela's African National Congress.

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Directors
Steven Silver
Production companies
Film Foundry Partners
Countries
Canada, South Africa
Status
Released

Top Cast

Malin AkermanMalin AkermanRobin Comley
Ryan PhillippeRyan PhillippeGreg Marinovich
Taylor KitschTaylor KitschKevin Carter
Frank RautenbachFrank RautenbachKen Oosterbroek
Neels Van JaarsveldNeels Van JaarsveldJoao Silva
Russel SavadierRussel SavadierRonald Graham
Ashley FriedlanderRoxy
Patrick LysterPatrick LysterJames Nachtwey
Nelson MandelaNelson MandelaNelson Mandela
Lika BerningLika BerningVivian

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