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Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
186 audience votes
Key crew
- Steven SilverDirector
- Steven SilverScreenplay
- Philip MillerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Malin AkermanRobin Comley
- Ryan PhillippeGreg Marinovich
- Taylor KitschKevin Carter
- Frank RautenbachKen Oosterbroek
- Neels Van JaarsveldJoao Silva
- Russel SavadierRonald Graham
- Ashley FriedlanderRoxy
- Patrick LysterJames Nachtwey
- Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
- Lika BerningVivian
