The Bang Bang Club (2010)

Director:

Steven Silver

Writers:

Steven Silver (screenplay)
John McBrearty
(more)

Release Date:

23 June 2011 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes you get too close

Plot:

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa. |

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | South Africa | Apartheid | True Life | Murder

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Ryan Phillippe	...	Greg Marinovich
Malin Akerman	...	Robin Comley
Taylor Kitsch	...	Kevin Carter
Neels Van Jaarsveld	...	João Silva
Frank Rautenbach	...	Ken Oosterbroek
Nina Milner	...	Samantha
Jessica Haines	...	Allie
Russel Savadier	...	Ronald Graham
Lika van den Bergh	...	Vivian
Kgosi Mongake	...	Patrick
Patrick Shai	...	Pegleg
Alfred Kumalo	...	Alf Khumalo (as Alf Khumalo)
Craig Palm	...	Amir
Nick Boraine	...	Colin
Patrick Lyster	...	Jim (James Nachtwey)
Vusi Kunene	...	Petrus Maseko
Julian Rademeyer	...	Cape Town Reporter
Andy Stead	...	Durban Reporter
Greg Melvill-Smith	...	Jacques Hugo
David Butler	...	Journalist
Adrian Waldron	...	Journalist 2
Geoffery Sekele	...	Local Man
Kate Mbele	...	Local Woman
John Hogg	...	Male Reporter
Israel Makoe	...	Man In White Shirt
Fiona Ramsey	...	Margy
Ashley Mulheron	...	Roxy
Neil Tabatznik	...	Mladen
Jacques Gombault	...	Policeman
Ashley Saunders	...	Sarel
Eloiise Horjus	...	Sheila
Katlego Bingwa	...	Smaller Boy
Nats Ramabulawna	...	Sonny
Mtunzi Mtoyi	...	Steven
Gabisile Ndebele	...	Thoko
Nadia Neophotou	...	Woman Reporter
Rethabile Ramaphakele	...	Woman Reporter Three
Zodwa Tshabalala	...	Woman
Sandile Mvunyiswa	...	Xhosa Man
Nomanzo Muyaka	...	Xhosa Woman
Siyamthanda Ndlanga	...	Young Comrade
Jabulani Mthembu	...	Zulu Fighter 2
Siphiwe Zulu	...	Zulu Fighter 3
Sibusiso Khambule	...	Zulu Fighter 4
Mzi Khumalo	...	Security Guard
Nancy Buirski	...	Nancy Buirski
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nelson Mandela	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Silver

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Greg Marinovich		book "The Bang-Bang Club Snapshots from a Hidden War"
John McBrearty
João Silva		book "The Bang-Bang Club Snapshots from a Hidden War"
Steven Silver		screenplay

Produced by
Laszlo Barna	....	executive producer
Lal Bharwey	....	executive producer
Ahmed Omar Carrim	....	executive producer
Shabir Carrim	....	executive producer
Adam Friedlander	....	producer
Daniel Iron	....	producer
Kweku Mandela	....	executive producer (as Kweku Mandela Amuah)
Chris Ouwinga	....	executive producer
Lance Samuels	....	producer
Steven Silver	....	executive producer
Neil Tabatznik	....	executive producer
Patrice Theroux	....	executive producer
Darryn Welch	....	executive producer
Claire Welland	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Philip Miller

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak

Film Editing by
Ronald Sanders
Tad Seaborn

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen

Production Design by
Emilia Roux		(as Emelia Weavind)

Art Direction by
Shane Bunce

Makeup Department
Marli Kruger	....	assistant makeup artist
Candy Ann Mitchell	....	assistant hair stylist
Candy Ann Mitchell	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Darren Cameron	....	production manager
Cheryl Eatock	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Biart	....	second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan	....	first assistant director
Andre Weavind	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Greg Chown	....	storyboard artist
Thabiso David Mohapi	....	key stand-by props
Henrietta Moutinho	....	set dresser
Justice Nhlapo	....	leadman
Hansie Sedibe	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Michael Botha	....	adr recordist
Peter Buccellato	....	sound recordist: commentary
Jo Caron	....	foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron)
Roderick Deogrades	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Nico Louw	....	sound mixer
Kirk Lynds	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
David McCallum	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Morrow	....	sound re-recording assistant
Brent Pickett	....	first assistant sound editor
Graham Rogers	....	second assistant sound editor
David Rose	....	sound editor
Lou Solakofski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jane Tattersall	....	sound

Special Effects by
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	special effects technician
Antony Stone	....	special effects supervisor
Donavin Waters	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Darren A. Bell	....	visual effects executive producer: Intelligent Creatures
Nick Colangelo	....	visual effects coordinator
Chethan Diwakar	....	compositor
Jordan Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Edward Grad	....	matte painting artist
William Higgins	....	visual effects producer
Lon Molnar	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures
Scott Riopelle	....	look development: Intelligent Creatures
Rafael Santos Jr.	....	visual effects coordinator
Daryl Shail	....	match move supervisor
Daryl Shail	....	motion graphics designer
David Thompson	....	digital compositor
Craig Clarke	....	lead compositor: LUX VFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Brandon Livanos	....	stunt double
Brandon Livanos	....	stunts
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	stunt coordinator
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	stunt double
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	water safety coordinator
Antony Stone	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert John Brooker	....	best boy grip
James Frater	....	Steadicam operator
Derek Ueckermann	....	first assistant camera
Amy Yeats	....	darkroom loader

Casting Department
Christopher Richards	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Frank Biasi	....	digital intermediate editor
Louis Casado	....	color timer
Rob Evans	....	colorist
Jim Fleming	....	digital intermediate colorist
Luis Freitas	....	first assistant editor
Sandy Pereira	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Heather Gardner	....	music coordinator (as Heather Adamo)
David Hayman	....	music supervisor
Stacey Horricks	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Cynthia Amsden	....	unit publicist
Lex Batten	....	project supervisor: technicolor
Elliott Borkum	....	location manager
Rory Downing	....	business affairs manager
Karen Franklin	....	business affairs
Paul Van Zyl	....	researcher
Johanna Weinstein	....	title designer
Laura Wilcox	....	production accountant

Thanks
Kevin Carter	....	dedicatee
Ken Oosterbroek	....	dedicatee
Roger Spottiswoode	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Foundry Films
• Harold Greenberg Fund, The
• Instinctive Film
• Out of Africa Entertainment

Distributors

• E1 Films Canada (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Nutopia (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Senator Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• StraDa Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Tribeca Film (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Aventi (2011) (France) (DVD)
• Cinemax (2011) (Hungary) (TV)
• Falcon Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Pinnacle Films (2011) (Australia) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Intelligent Creatures

Other Companies

• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Smiley Guy Studios  titles
• Tattersall Sound  avid rental
• Tattersall Sound  post-production facilities
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production
• Tattersall Sound  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, disturbing images, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content

Runtime:

USA:106 min

Country:

Canada | South Africa

Language:

English | Zulu | Xhosa | Afrikaans

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:MA (2011) | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Company:

Foundry Films

Trivia:

Kevin Carter's daughter Megan Carter is featured in the bar scene where she turns around and says 'you must be Ken Oosterbroek'. Standing next to her there is Kevin Carter's step daughter Sian Lloyd.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the film Kevin Carter plays the song "Just" by Radiohead on his radio show. However the song was released in 1995 after Kevin's death.

Quotes:

Kevin Carter:They're right. All those people who say it's our job to just sit and watch people die. They're right.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Hour: Episode #7.81" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Life Is A Gun

A very emotional and good but slow moving true story about photographers in South Africa. Very good, but slow. I say B-

"Everybody, at the end of the day wants to come back with the best shot." A true story about four combat photographers (even filmed in the actual area) documenting the end of apartheid in South Africa. This movie shows us a side of war we rarely ever see, the side of the photographer shooting a camera instead of a gun. This is a very good movie that deserves to be watched, but it is very slow moving through out most of the movie. This movie seemed to be constantly evolving, much like the characters. Taking the pictures starts as a way to make money, win awards and become famous. Next, it becomes a movie in which the photographers defend their work, and finally it becomes much more then just taking pictures. Their work becomes a way to educate the rest of the world about what is happening in that part of the world. Overall, a very good but slow moving movie. I recommend it, but you must be in the mood to watch it. I give it a B-.

Would I watch again? - I don't think I would.