The Bang Bang Club (2011)

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Sometimes you get too close

In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked together to chronicle the violence and upheaval leading up to the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as president. Their work is risky and dangerous, potentially fatally so, as they thrust themselves into the middle of chaotic clashes between forces backed by the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those in support of Mandela's African National Congress.

• Released: 2011-04-22
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 186 votes

Directed by Steven Silver.

Top cast

• Malin Akerman as Robin Comley
• Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich
• Taylor Kitsch as Kevin Carter
• Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek
• Neels Van Jaarsveld as Joao Silva
• Russel Savadier as Ronald Graham
• Ashley Friedlander as Roxy
• Patrick Lyster as James Nachtwey
• Nelson Mandela as Nelson Mandela
• Lika Berning as Vivian

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Bang Bang Club

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on CBC Gem; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm, Hoopla; rent on Beamafilm; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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