Synopsis
The Bang Bang Club is the true story of four young combat photographers - Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter, and Ken Oosterbroek - bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. In 1994, they risked their lives to tell the world of the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post-Apartheid South Africa, and exposed the plight of a nation to the international community through their courage under fire and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalism. This intense period of civil war produced their best work but cost a heavy price, as the group's fearless dedication and willingness to push the limits of journalistic ethics brought about both their greatest professional achievements and also their most profound personal tragedies.
Based on the book The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War by Marinovich and Silva, this gripping film explores the thrills, danger, and moral ambiguity associated with representing war, and features stellar performances from Ryan Phillippe, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Frank Rautenbach, and Taylor Kitsch as the heroic young journalists who risk their lives for their cause and their craft.
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Movie Details
| United Arab Emirates Releases: |
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong brutal violence, disturbing images, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2168, 4/20/2011) |
| Running Time: |
109 minutes |
| Keywords: |
News, Biography, Mental Illness, Bigotry, Political, War, Photography |
| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Foundry Films, Out of Africa Entertainment, Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, Harold Greenberg Fund, Ontario Media Development Corporation, South Africa Department of Trade and Industry, Rogers Telefund |
| Production Countries: |
Canada, South Africa |
| Languages: |
English |
August 16th, 2011
It's a deceptively busy week, as there are several significant releases hitting the home market on Tuesday. However, most of these are wide releases that flopped, to one degree or another. In fact, one of the best selling releases of the week is Jane Eyre, an early success story in limited release. When a limited release could conceivably lead the way in sales... well, that's a sure sign of weakness in the overall market. As for the best release of the week, that would have to go to The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray Digibook. The latest season of Dexter would come close, but while the show is great, the releases are not Pick of the Week material.
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April 22nd, 2011
It's a busy week for limited releases with more than a dozen films on this week's list, including a very large Canadian contingent. There are two films opening in limited release in Canada, two Canadian films opening in limited release in the United States, and another where the characters are on a road trip to Canada. One of these films, Incendies, is the best bet for the weekend, while POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is also worth checking out.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2013/01/18 |
16 |
$13,265 |
|
8 |
$1,658 |
$13,265 |
1 |
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