The Bang Bang Club (2011)

108 min · Biographical picture, Drama, Drama Documentary, biographical film, drama film

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Directors

Steven Silver

Cast

Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Phillippe, Ashley Mulheron, Frank Rautenbach, Neels van Jaarsveld

The story

The film tells the story of four young men and the extremes they went to in order to capture their photographs of anti-apartheid protests and the resulting police brutality, while the State President, F.W. de Klerk made negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa.

Catalogue themes and tags

1990s, Alcohol, Announcement, Apartheid, Ausländerfeindlichkeit, Brandverletzung, Broke, Bullet Wound, Bullet wound, Camaraderie, Club, Coca-Cola, Depression, Ethnic Riots, Famine, Flush, Gewalt, Gunfight, Joint, Kumpels, Lebemann, Marihuana, Nachtclub, Photographer, Photography, Police Brutality, Politics, Protest, Pulitzer Prize, Racial Conflict, Racial Segregation, Radio Presenter, Selbstmord, Shit, South Africa, Township, Vorstellung, Vulture, War Photographer

Genres

Biographical picture, Drama, Drama Documentary, biographical film, drama film

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