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★ 6.6/10•2011•1h 46m•R•Drama•History

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.

Steven Silver · Director

Steven Silver · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 22, 2011

Actors

Malin Akerman

Malin Akerman

Robin Comley

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

Greg Marinovich

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

Kevin Carter

Frank Rautenbach

Frank Rautenbach

Ken Oosterbroek

Neels Van Jaarsveld

Neels Van Jaarsveld

Joao Silva

Russel Savadier

Russel Savadier

Ronald Graham

Ashley Friedlander

Roxy

Patrick Lyster

Patrick Lyster

James Nachtwey

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Lika Berning

Lika Berning

Vivian

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