The Bang Bang Club (film)
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| Directed by | Steven Silver |
| Screenplay by | Steven Silver |
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| Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
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| Music by | Philip Miller |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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The Bang-Bang Club is a 2010 Canadian-South African biographical drama film written and directed by Steven Silver and stars Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich, Malin Åkerman as Robin Comley, Taylor Kitsch as Kevin Carter, Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek and Neels Van Jaarsveld as João Silva. They portray the lives of four photojournalists active within the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994, from when Nelson Mandela was released from prison to the 1994 elections.
It is a film adaptation of the autobiographical book The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War co-written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva who were part of the group of four photographers known as Bang-Bang Club, the other two members being Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek.
Plot
The film tells the remarkable and sometimes harrowing story of four young men and the extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures in the days prior to the downfall of Apartheid in South Africa.[1]
Cast
- The Bang-Bang Club members
- Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich
- Malin Åkerman as Robin Comley
- Taylor Kitsch as Kevin Carter
- Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek
- Neels Van Jaarsveld as João Silva
- Other roles
- Patrick Lyster as James Nachtwey
- Russel Savadier as Ronald Graham
- Alf Kumalo as himself
Distribution
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).[2][3] Entertainment One has distribution rights for Canada. Tribeca Film acquired American distribution rights. It was released theatrically in the US on 22 April 2011.[4] According to The Numbers, the film was only shown in nine theatres in the US where it earned $124,791.[5]
Reception
The Bang Bang Club received mixed reviews. It holds a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews, while the audience rating is 60% (as of April 2016).[6]
See also
References
- ^ Tribute.ca: Steven Silver & Frank Rautenbach The Bang Bang Club Interview
- ^ TIFF: The Bang-Bang Club
- ^ Evans, Ian (2010), "The Bang Bang Club premiere - 35th Toronto International Film Festival", DigitalHit.com, retrieved 7 April 2012
- ^ Tribeca Fest Makes 'The Bang Bang Club' and 'Last Night' Available on VOD
- ^ "The Bang Bang Club", The Numbers.
- ^ "The Bang Bang Club", Rotten Tomatoes
External links
- 2010 films
- Bang-Bang Club
- Canadian films
- Canadian biographical films
- Canadian drama films
- South African films
- South African biographical films
- English-language films
- Zulu-language films
- Xhosa-language films
- Afrikaans-language films
- 2010s biographical films
- 2010s drama films
- Apartheid films
- Films based on non-fiction books
- Films based on actual events
- Films set in 1994
- Films set in South Africa
- Films shot in South Africa