The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
Director:
Bronwen HughesWriter:
Bima Stagg
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Cast
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| 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 | |
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At Botha | ... | General Viljoen |
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Lionel Newton | ... | Sergeant Smit |
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Melanie Merle | ... | Sharmiane |
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Sean Else | ... | Ed Janis |
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Peter Gardner | ... | Allums |
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Patrick Mynhardt | ... | Judge |
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Wikus du Toit | ... | Lawyer |
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Drummond Marais | ... | Prosecutor |
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Nicole Abel | ... | Young Lady |
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In the early 1980's, a white police officer (Andres Stander, played by Thomas Jane) in Johannesburg suffers a crisis of conscience due to his involvement in apartheid and becomes a notorious bank robber on the run. Then from 1983 to 1984, the "Stander gang" (Stander, Alan Heyl & Patrick McCall) rob as many as four banks a day. Written by screenwritersutopia.com
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Release Date:
10 October 2003 (South Africa) See more »Also Known As:
Bom Polícia, Melhor Ladrão See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$19,067, 8 August 2004Gross USA:
$31,651Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$272,791Company Credits
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ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I), Grosvenor Park Productions, Rough Diamond Productions See more »
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Written by King Sporty (as Noel Williams) and Bob Marley
Used by permission of EMI Virgin Soungs, Inc
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The riot scenes were shot in Tembisa, where the real Andre Stander had been stationed on riot duty. The crew left most of the buildings as they were since they were old enough not to bear too many anachronisms. See more »Goofs
Top view of a parking space in a city in South Africa. The painted numbers on the road to indicate the parking space number for parking meter purposes, was only introduced in South Africa at least after 2000. See more »Quotes
Andre Stander: I'm tried for robbing banks. But, I have killed unarmed people.Judge: That is not the business of the court.
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Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Collateral/Code 46/Stander/Little Black Book/Festival Express (2004) See more »Soundtracks
Buffalo SoldierWritten by King Sporty (as Noel Williams) and Bob Marley
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This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, it really is a well scripted, acted and directed film. Thomas Jane is excellent in the title role of Andre Stander, a highly decorated Johannesburg detective who, after becoming despondent with his life in the oppressive South African police force, embarks on an audacious series of bank robberies. David O'Hara and Dexter Fletcher were also well cast as Stander's accomplices in this most enjoyable of crime capers.
The writing, script and dialogue were well crafted, whilst watching this film you might feel that Bima Stagg has a great imagination to spin such an unbelievable tale, incredibly though the film is a true story. Although the film is the tale of one mans rebellion against the system, it maintains an air of humour. Far from trivialising the story this reinforces the sheer audacity of the crime spree that ensues. I would highly recommend this film.