Stander (2003)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writer (WGA):

Bima Stagg (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (South Africa)

Genre:

Action | Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Good cop. Great criminal.

Plot:

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Bank Robber | Apartheid | 1980s | Jailbreak

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Andre Stander
Dexter Fletcher	...	Lee McCall
David O'Hara	...	Allan Heyl (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Bekkie Stander
Ashley Taylor	...	Cor van Deventer
Marius Weyers	...	General Stander
At Botha	...	General Viljoen
Lionel Newton	...	Sergeant Smit
Melanie Merle	...	Sharmiane
Sean Else	...	Ed Janis
Peter Gardner	...	Allums
Patrick Mynhardt	...	Judge
Wikus du Toit	...	Lawyer
Drummond Marais	...	Prosecutor
Nicole Abel	...	Young Lady
Craig Jackson	...	Traffic jam cop
Emgee Pretorius	...	Wedding Judge
Corrie Van Deventer	...	Bekkie's Dad
Rita Van Deventer	...	Bekkie's mother
James Borthwick	...	Vorster
Riaan Cruywagen	...	TV announcer (as Riaan Creywagen)
Graham Clarke	...	Police general
Andre Stolz	...	Police armourer
Allan Bevolo	...	Riot cop #1
Jacques Gombault	...	Rot cop #2
Anton Dekker	...	Colonel
Henk Hugo	...	Second Colonel
Edward Sindane	...	Toyi-Toyi leader
Bonginkosi Mavimbela	...	Robert Mnguni
Robin Smith	...	Loud speaker cop
Dirk Stoltz	...	Slum apartment cop
Neels Coetzee	...	Drunk
Lynn Hooker	...	Bank 1 elderly woman in group
Ilanit Shapiro	...	Young female teller - Bank 1
Iain Paton	...	Macho Teller
Ben Kruger	...	Bank 2 guard
Thomas Ramabu	...	Sunglasses hawker
Diaan Lawrenson	...	Bank 3 female bank teller
Duncan Lawson	...	Techie
Sabreen Hassen	...	Indian girl
Paul Lückhoff	...	Suspect
Cassidy Coombs	...	Kidnapped girl
Anel Olsson	...	Bank teller
Kate Tilly	...	Bank teller mariann (as Kate Tilley)
Steven Raymond	...	Prisoner #1
Chris Steyn	...	Prisoner #2
George Moolman	...	Male nurse
Ockert Van Scholkwyk	...	Farm boy
Duncan Ebedes	...	Farm policeman
Pieter Jacobs	...	Farm policeman
Val Donald-Bell	...	Nurse
Moshoeshoe Chabeli	...	Harold
Danielle Olivia	...	Lottie Deventer
Ron Smerczak	...	Wild Coast cop
Clive Scott	...	Bank 9 officer
John Lesley	...	Old man in bank 9 queue
Vickie Du Preez	...	Landlady
Shafa'ath-Ahmad Khan	...	Indian tailor
Graham Hopkins	...	Porsche salesman
Paul Ditchfield	...	Bank 11 manager
Jacobus Venter	...	Bank 5 guard
Chris Buchanan	...	Lane
Ben Horowitz	...	Mark Jennings
Judy Ditchfield	...	Mrs. Jennings
Charlotte Butler	...	Mrs. Marlene Henn
Matt Stern	...	Celebrity Spotter
Jabu Makhubo	...	African hobo
Kerry Hiles	...	Tweaked customer
Duncan Harling	...	Airport cop
Mawongo Tyawa	...	Zulu (as Dominic Mawonga Tyawa)
Fats Bookholane	...	Itano
Themsi Times	...	Shebeen queen (as Themsie Times)
Paul Slabolepszy	...	Politico
Justin Strydom	...	House detective
Errol Ballentine	...	Onlooker #1
Dan Robbertse	...	Onlooker #2
Rika Sennett	...	TV announcer
Claudia Moruzzi	...	Woman in street
Jacqueline Rutlokoane	...	Woman in street
Lieb Bester	...	TV News Announcer
Bettie Kemp	...	TV news announcer (as Betty Kemp)
Tom Fairfoot	...	Airport cop
Shane Howarth	...	Airport Cop
Eve Meyer	...	Airport check-in clerk
Egidio Coccimiglio	...	Florida M.C.
Tessa Jubber	...	Florida Girl
Denton Douglas	...	Frat Boy
Neil Coppen	...	Blonde god
Tyrone Akal	...	Mustang kid
Zaa Nkweta	...	Black U.S. officer
David Dukas	...	White U.S. officer
Roy Healey	...	Hand artist
Judy Phillips	...	Real estate agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zia Garfield	...	(uncredited)
Hannes Muller	...	Jan Wortmann (uncredited)
Ferdinand Rabie	...	Barrier Cop (uncredited)
Waldemar Schultz	...	Cop at accident (uncredited)
Shaeleen Tobin	...	Grace Wortmann (uncredited)

Directed by
Bronwen Hughes

Writing credits (WGA)
Bima Stagg		(written by)

Produced by
David E. Allen	....	executive producer
Izidore Codron	....	executive producer
Hillard Elkins	....	producer
Jan Fantl	....	executive producer
Frank Hübner	....	executive producer
Martin Katz	....	producer
Steve Markoff	....	executive producer
Paul Raleigh	....	line producer
Chris Roland	....	producer
Eric Sandys	....	executive producer
Julia Verdin	....	producer

Original Music by
David Holmes

Cinematography by
Jess Hall

Film Editing by
Robert Ivison

Casting by
Janet Meintjies
Christa Shamberger

Production Design by
Lester Cohen

Art Direction by
Emilia Roux		(as Emelia Weavend)

Set Decoration by
Simon Rees

Costume Design by
Darion Hing

Makeup Department
Michele Baylis	....	hair stylist: Thomas Jane
Michele Baylis	....	makeup artist: Thomas Jane
Angie Mudge	....	hair stylist
Graham Press	....	prosthetic effects supervisor
Graham Press	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Nadine Prigge	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Reinhild Gräber	....	production supervisor: ApolloProMedia
Rudolf Kurz	....	production supervisor: ApolloProMedia
Fran Saidman	....	unit production manager
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Biart	....	second second assistant director (as Mark Biart)
Guy Bragge	....	second second assistant director (as Guy Bragg)
Ben Horowitz	....	second assistant director
Mark Lennard	....	second unit director: Drakensburg
Isaac Mavimbella	....	third assistant director (as Isaac Mavimbela)
Jeff Nkuna	....	crowd assistant director
Richard Palmer	....	second second assistant director
Guy Travers	....	first assistant director
Eloise Van Rensburg	....	second second assistant director
Anton Voster	....	third assistant director (as Anton Vorster)
Andre Weavind	....	first assistant director: Drakensburg

Art Department
Quinton Baptista	....	stagehand
Nhlanhla Bhengu	....	swing gang
Ralf Buchmann	....	on-set props master
Bobby Cardoza	....	leadman
Chris Croukamp	....	set builder (as Christo Croukamp)
Jimmy Davies	....	picture car mechanic
Dumisani Dlamini	....	stand-by assistant
Mike Freeman	....	set dressing stand-by
Bryn George	....	props runner
Merinda Geyer	....	art department coordinator
Brendan Gifford	....	stand-by carpenter (as Brendon Gifford)
Brian Glaser	....	assistant art director
Dankert Guillaume	....	set buyer
Jeanne Henn	....	assistant props master/buyer
Barry Horn	....	construction manager
Rika Horne	....	construction coordinator
Peter Hunter	....	scenic assistant
Roland Hunter	....	scenic painter
Michael Hyman	....	scenic painter
Paula Jones	....	graphic designer
Thomas Kgatle	....	stand-by assistant
Damon Le Goff	....	set dressing runner
Big Boy Maepa	....	carpenter
Peter Mahlangu	....	swing gang
Shadrack Maloyi	....	stand-by assistant
Fredrick Miles	....	carpenter
Karel Miles	....	art department assistant
Thabiso David Mohapi	....	swing gang (as Thabiso Mohapi)
Sifiso Msimanga	....	swing gang
Colin Murugeson	....	carpenter (as Collin Murugesan)
Peter Ndazi	....	stagehand
Michael Ngobeni	....	stagehand
Game Ngwenga	....	scenic painter
Bongani Nyama	....	props stand-by
Andrew Orlando	....	props master
Barry Sean Parvess	....	on-set assistant props master (as Barry Parvess)
Wesley Raleigh	....	construction runner
Sidney Ramulta	....	swing gang boss (as Sydney Rammutla)
Mona Saungweme	....	art department admin coordinator
Gregory Sebide	....	swing gang boss
Matthews Sengasamore	....	on-set assistant props master
Sipho Sifinila	....	scenic painter
Solly Sithole	....	stagehand
Brian Smart	....	carpenter
Quinton Strydom	....	foreman (as Quintin Strydom)
James Lee Taylor	....	set buyer (as James Taylor)
Michael 'Fuzzy' Tucker	....	carpenter
Melina Van Der Merwe	....	assistant draughts person
Jan Vermeulen	....	carpenter
Dustin Vogt	....	construction trainee
Mark Walker	....	set dresser
Drikus White	....	picture car mechanic

Sound Department
Campbell Askew	....	sound designer
Campbell Askew	....	supervising sound editor
Nigel Bennett	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Boyle	....	sound designer
James Boyle	....	sound effects editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr recordist
Iain Eyre	....	foley editor
Howard Halsall	....	supervising dialogue editor
Nico Louw	....	sound mixer
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Petrak	....	adr recordist
Esther Smith	....	sound re-recordist
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Nick Watson	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Mark Eaton	....	special effects coordinator
David Mahlangu	....	special effects assistant
Gavin Meadon	....	special effects supervisor
Graham Press	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Tim Baxter	....	film recording manager
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital lab producer
Giles Livesey	....	digital film colorist
Begoña Lopez	....	digital lab producer
Thomas Urbye	....	online film editor
Rus Wetherell	....	digital artist

Stunts
Malcolm Cochrane	....	utility stunt player (as Malcolm Cochraine)
Vadim Dobrin	....	utility stunt player
Richard Evans	....	utility stunt player
Gary Formato	....	stunt double
Roly Jansen	....	utility stunt player
Aubrey Lovett	....	utility stunt player
Grant Lovett	....	utility stunt player
Bonginkosi Mavimbela	....	utility stunt player
Cordell McQueen	....	stunt coordinator
Philip Notununu	....	utility stunt player (as Phillip Notanunu)
Graham Press	....	utility stunt player
Wayne Smith	....	utility stunt player
Peter Spiropoulous	....	utility stunt player (as Pete Spiro)
Anton Voster	....	utility stunt player (as Anton Vorster)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gordon Adams	....	grip assistant
Darren Bailey	....	remote camera technician
Robert Bishop	....	additional focus puller
Adrian Boerlage	....	additional clapper/loader
Jan Bosch	....	electrician/spark
Gerard Botha	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Mark Brower	....	additional camera operator
Rhodi-Anne Buys	....	clapper/loader: "a" camera
Carlos Carvalho	....	additional camera operator
Rachimo Chokwe	....	rigging electrician/spark (as Rachimo Chockwe)
Emmanuel Chonco	....	electrician/spark
John Cooper	....	rigging electrician/spark
Clint Covey	....	rigging electrician/spark
Harmon Cusack	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Carl Eksteen	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Robert Fischer	....	best boy grip (as Rob Fischer)
Vincent Fletcher	....	gaffer
Gordon Girling	....	additional clapper/loader
Jean Greyling	....	rigging electrician/spark
David Gur	....	still photographer
Natalie Haarhof	....	dark room loader (as Natalie Haarhoff)
Nicholas Herholdt	....	additional camera operator (as Nick Herold)
Bernin Isaac	....	clapper/loader: "b" camera
Sean James	....	rigging grip
Bernd Koter	....	additional camera operator
Alfred Kowa	....	trainee gennie operator
Volker Kreinacke	....	Steadicam operator (as Volker Kreinacker)
Manuel Laplete	....	additional focus puller
Mark Lennard	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark Lennard	....	director of photography: Drakensburg
Warren Longmore	....	powerpod technician
George Loxton	....	additional focus puller
Mark Loynes	....	rigging electrician/spark
Andrew Maccallum	....	best boy rigging electrician
Alpheas Manaka	....	rigging grip (as Alpheus Manaka)
Alfred Manzini	....	rigging electrician/spark
Joe Matlou	....	generator operator
Justin McGillivray	....	additional clapper/loader
Nicholas McKenzie	....	additional clapper/loader
Guy Micheletti	....	key grip
Albert Mogoro	....	generator operator (as Albert Magoro)
Lourence Nepfumbada	....	grip assistant (as Lawrence Nepfumbada)
Aaron Nkosi	....	grip assistant
Justin Paterson	....	electrician/spark
Pedro Poss	....	rigging electrician/spark
Sarel Pretorius	....	steadicam operator
Colin Rampede	....	rigging electrician/spark (as Collen Rampede)
Nick Rankin	....	rigging gaffer
Miles Regannas	....	additional clapper/loader (as Miles Regenass)
Colin Schearer	....	additional focus puller (as Colin Scharrer)
Kenny Shange	....	grip assistant
Wayne Shields	....	best boy electrician/spark
Alard de Smidt	....	additional camera operator
Malcolm Stone	....	gaffer
Ari Stravinos	....	key rigging grip (as Ari Stavrinos)
Jeff Sysum	....	rigging electrician/spark
Jonathan van Biljon	....	rigging electrician/spark
Deon Vermeulen	....	Steadicam operator (as Deon Vermulen)
Gareth Viner	....	grip assistant
Oliver Ward	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Anton Wehmeyer	....	additional focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicola Denton-Major	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Nokuthula Dlamini	....	wardrobe assistant
Winni Dlamini	....	seamstress (as Winnie Dlamini)
Susan Howie	....	assistant costume designer
Shana Jones	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Neil McLean	....	costume supervisor
Zanele Mhlanga	....	assistant stand-by
Mankoe Ngamlana	....	wardrobe assistant
Suzen Ntloedibe	....	wardrobe assistant
Kanyisa Piliso	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Thomaley van Niekerk	....	wardrobe stand-by

Editorial Department
Wayne Jones	....	negative cutter
Giles Livesey	....	colorist
Graham Nutter	....	trainee assistant editor
D. Gillian Truster	....	first assistant editor
Nicci Van Niekerk	....	first assistant editor
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Stephen Hilton	....	composer: additional music
Bronwen Hughes	....	music supervisor
Robert Ivison	....	music supervisor
Tim LeFebvre	....	composer: additional music
Hugo James Nicolson	....	music editor
Hugo James Nicolson	....	music mixer
Hugo James Nicolson	....	music recordist
Richard Robson	....	music editor
Neil Sparkes	....	composer: song "iZulu Li Ya Duma"

Transportation Department
Obrey Dlamini	....	driver: utility truck (as Aubrey Dlamini)
Laurie Dunn	....	transportation captain
Mark Eaton	....	transportation coordinator
Roddy Gubese	....	driver: Mr. Jane (as Rody Gubese)
Philip Khathi	....	driver: wardrobe truck (as Phillip Khathi)
Aubrey Khumalo	....	driver: makeup truck (as Aubrey Kuhmalo)
Geni Letsholo	....	driver: transport/pool
Thomas Lishi	....	driver: Mr. Hall
Errol Ludwig	....	tracking vehicle
Jerry Mabasa	....	driver: hair bus
Siphiwe 'Michael' Mabuza	....	driver: set dressing
Sam Mafatshe	....	driver: construction truck
Bongane Masuku	....	driver: make up/hair combi
Ishmael Maupe	....	driver: camp genny (as Ishmael Maupa)
Sheona Mitchley	....	driver: Mr. Weyer
Kenny Moleme	....	driver: Mr. Fletcher
Dumisani Ngema	....	driver: sfx truck
Justice Nhlapo	....	driver: key swing gang
Jabulani Nsibande	....	driver: Mr. Hoffman (as Jibulane Nsibande)
Dumi Ntshepe	....	driver: Mr. O'Hara
Bongani Nyama	....	driver: props
Albert Sandani	....	driver: unit truck
Tshepo Sekano	....	driver: micro bus
Wendy Sherrin	....	transportation manager
Hodges Sibeko	....	driver: micro bus
Paul Zikhali	....	driver: camera truck

Other crew
Richard Brodie	....	helicopter pilot
Pru Bryant-Fenn	....	title designer
Shiva Comaren	....	pilot
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Tarryn Greybè	....	assistant to producer
Lon J. Hall	....	legal counsel: Canada
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Thomas Jane, pre-production
Peter Hoffman	....	presenter
Susan Hoffman	....	presenter
Gail Mannion	....	post-production accountant
Morgan Pather	....	location manager
John Rogers	....	assistant location manager
Dezi Rorich	....	publicity manager
Erik William Smith	....	production executive
Pete Smith	....	chief armorer
Richard Stubbs	....	animal wrangler: dogs
Chris van Latum	....	production assistant
Laura Vogt	....	production accountant: South Africa
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Thanks
Egidio Coccimiglio	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)
• Grosvenor Park Productions
• Seven Arts Pictures
• Stander Productions
• The Imaginarium

Distributors

• NoShame Films (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• 7 Arts
• ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)
• Grosvenor Park Productions
• Newmarket Films (2004) (USA)

Special Effects

• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (digital intermediate)

Other Companies

• Capital FX  digital film recording
• Capital FX  title design
• Crannog Films  co-developer
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• DeLuxe Laboratories  film lab
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa  funding
• K-9 Institute  dog wrangler
• Movie Guns  armourers
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)  digital film mastering
• Peakviewing Film Productions  editing room: Johannesburg (as Peakviewing Studios)
• Remote Camera Systems  libra stabilised head
• Shepperton Studios  digital sound recording and re-recording
• Sound Design Company, The  sound and foley editing
• Tattersall Casablanca  editing room: Toronto
• Toybox  special thanks
• ZSE-TV  AVID Film Composer provided by (as ZSE)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

116 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:111 min

Country:

Canada | Germany | South Africa | UK

Language:

English | Afrikaans | Zulu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I)

Trivia:

The town of Tembisa was enthusiastic about filming the Apartheid rally scene. 1,300 extras were recruited for the riot scene, and many additional locals joined in on the day, rushing in while the cameras were rolling.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the beach scene with his wife, Stander is shown using a Voigtlander Bessa-T camera, which was not available until 2001.

Quotes:

Andre Stander: A white man could do anything he wants today.

Movie Connections:

References Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Soundtrack:

Izulu Li Ya Duma

Drama, humor, and a sexually charged performance

Last night, I saw the film "Stander" in a sneak preview at the Kendall. It's been tragically mismarketed, and I've heard the distribution company, Newmarket Films, is pulling it from release for the moment.

That's a tragedy. The film is deeply flawed, but even with its flaws, it's a far better film than almost any that I've seen this year. It's the story of Andre Stander, a South African policeman who robbed over 40 banks in the late '70s and early '80s, at least 20 of them while a policeman, just to prove a white man in South Africa could get away with anything. It ratchets between humor and drama in a way that evokes the cognitive dissonance that living in an apartheid state must have caused. The cinematography is very self-consciously '70s; the film is a little washed out and the framing is frequently odd, but this only adds to the effectiveness of the film. Thomas Jane gives an incredible performance; I've seen him in other movies, but I've never seen him be as sexy, as charismatic, as magnetic or as powerful as he was here, and he manages to do so while rarely having sex or anything near it; it's just his presence. (In other words: Sex. On. A. Stick.) He fell into the category of "men who are not my type", and yet I found him incredibly hot.

I saw it for free. If I had paid $10 to see it, I would not have felt ripped off (and that's rare, for me). If you have the opportunity - if it gets re-released, or if it comes out on video - see it. It's a very good film.