Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)

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Welcome to the promised land.

This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. After cutting his teeth on hijacking, before moving onto bigger game, an ambitious man hits a setback when most of his gang are shot.

• Released: 2008-02-11
• Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 0m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 70 votes

Directed by Ralph Ziman.

Top cast

• Daniel Buckland as Josh Freidlander
• Robert Hobbs as Inspector Blakkie Swart
• Jeffrey Sekele as Nazareth
• Ronnie Nyakale as Zakes Mbolelo
• Shelley Meskin as Leah Friedlander (as Shelly Meskin)
• Malusi Skenjana as Tony Ngu
• Jafta Mamabolo as Young Kunene
• Motlatsi Mahloko as Young Zakes
• Lerato Moloi as Loretta Dlamini
• Thandy Matlaila as Young Nomsa

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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