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Zulu

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 50m
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6.7/10
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Zulu (2013)
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Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disapp... Read allPolicemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
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    • Jérôme Salle
    • Caryl Ferey(book)
    • Julien Rappeneau
    • Jérôme Salle
  • Stars
    • Orlando Bloom
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Conrad Kemp
    • Jérôme Salle
    • Caryl Ferey(book)
    • Julien Rappeneau
    • Jérôme Salle
  • Stars
    • Orlando Bloom
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Conrad Kemp
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    • 60User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
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    Forest Whitaker in Zulu (2013)
    Orlando Bloom in Zulu (2013)
    Forest Whitaker in Zulu (2013)
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    Jérôme Salle in Zulu (2013)
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    Orlando Bloom
    Orlando Bloom
    • Brian Epkeen
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Ali Sokhela
    Conrad Kemp
    Conrad Kemp
    • Dan Fletcher
    Inge Beckmann
    Inge Beckmann
    • Ruby
    Tinarie van Wyk Loots
    Tinarie van Wyk Loots
    • Claire Fletcher
    Regardt van den Bergh
    • De Beer
    Randall Majiet
    • Cat
    Patrick Lyster
    • Dr. Joost Opperman
    Joelle Kayembe
    • Zina
    Tanya van Graan
    Tanya van Graan
    • Tara
    Danny Keogh
    Danny Keogh
    • Kruger
    Christian Bennett
    • Stan
    Iman Isaacs
    • Janet
    Nomhle Nkonyeni
    Nomhle Nkonyeni
    • Josephina
    • (as Nomhle Nkoyeni)
    Denise Newman
    Denise Newman
    • Shebeen Queen
    Sven Ruygrok
    Sven Ruygrok
    • David Epkeen
    Dean Slater
    Dean Slater
    • Rick van der Westhuizen
    Oscar Petersen
    • Captain Adams
      • Jérôme Salle
      • Caryl Ferey(book)
      • Julien Rappeneau
      • Jérôme Salle
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    • Trivia
      In South Africa, the film is titled "City of Violence".
    • Goofs
      When Ruby is attacked, Brian cuts his restraints with a large shard of glass from the window he just ran through. The window shattered into small fragments, as safety glass does, so no big piece would be available to do so.
    • Quotes

      Brian Epkeen: Yebo Baba.

      Ali Sokhela: You look like hell.

      Brian Epkeen: I'm happy to see you too.

    • Connections
      References Lethal Weapon (1987)

    User reviews60

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    9/10
    intelligent action movie that keeps you guessing
    The story is set in Post-Mandela South Africa, with blacks and whites working side by side as both criminals and cops. The central mystery is the solution of a mysterious drug that hits the shack lined streets of the poor black neighborhoods who have seen little change in their poverty with the onset of the "rainbow nation", plus the mysterious disappearance of young black pre-teen boys. There is only violence as a solution; between criminals, between conflicting police officers and a vicious and extremely equal battle between good and evil.

    Orlando Bloom does "edgie" as well as Colin Farrell, and that's saying a lot. He's a callous ladies man who contrasts nicely with Forest Whitakers mysterious sexuality. Bloom's character is a lost soul seeking redemption. Forest Whitaker is almost saintly in his forgiveness of the terrible wrongs done to him in childhood (shown in horrifying flashback). Both characters change, grow, suffer and adapt. There are excellent female roles; Forest Whitakers black mom, Orlando Blooms ex-wife who can't completely give up on him, an ambitious black geek detective who earns her place in a man's world by ingenious computer detective work, and a taunting stripper who captures Forest Whitakers attention. There are even excellent female supporting roles; a casual witness who uses Orlando Bloom for sex and not the other way around, and one of the nastiest female villains to ever point an assault rifle. Even secondary villains and police are memorable This is not a formula movie, where you know everything that will happen in the first 10 minutes. It's an intelligent action movie that keeps you guessing until the very end. You can watch Zulu several times, and continually catch more and more minute plot twists, amazing scenes depicting the beauty and squalor of South Africa and the importance of walk on characters that contribute to the depth of the movie. It just keeps getting better and better.
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    • paulwaidelich
    • Apr 18, 2014

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2020 (United States)
      • France
      • South Africa
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Xhosa
      • Zulu
      • English
      • Afrikaans
    • Also known as
      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Eskwad
      • Pathé
      • Lobster Tree
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