Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christopher Lambert | ... | Alex Laney | |
Dennis Hopper | ... | Robert Nile | |
Diane Kruger | ... | Erika Nile | |
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Simon Mabija | ... | Christo Nichol (as Simon Majiba) |
James Faulkner | ... | Nicholas Farrel | |
Jeane Manson | ... | Helena Taylor | |
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Mode Theu | ... | Sipho |
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Dominic Tyawa | ... | Gatsha Mlambo (as Mawonga Dominic Tyawa) |
Gérard Rudolf | ... | Capt. Ryan Tyler | |
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Morgan Howell | ... | Young Robert - age 8 |
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Graeme Du Plessis | ... | Robert Nile - age 20 |
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Kai Coetzee | ... | Young Alex |
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Dorette Potgieter | ... | Alex's Mother |
Peter Krummeck | ... | Alex's Father | |
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Louw Venter | ... | Marco |
Alex Laney, a professional killer, is hired to be the bodyguard of Robert Nile in the City of Cape, in South Africa. Robert Nile is the witness of prosecution of Christ, a powerful gangster and practitioner of voodoo. Alex Laney has a personal drama: when he was a child, he saw his father and mother be killed by a gunman. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
It's one of my favorite movies, alongside with City of God, Emperor and Assassin, etc. And I don't know exactly why.
Well, it's not a masterpiece. But there's something what intrigued me very much.
First of all, this movie is (about) a journey. It's amazing journey of a cynical modern man. Journey to the childhood, the family, humanity, truth.
Second thing, which I very like in this movie, is atmosphere. There's something of "magic realism" of Africa/Latin America definitely.
When i visit IMDb, I was really surprised, how underrated is this movie. Maybe it's because the actors?