The Bang Bang Club 13 years old

Sometimes you get too close

The Bang Bang Club

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.

Credits

The Bang Bang Club Cast

Name Character
Ryan Phillippe He was 36, now 49 years old as Greg Marinovich
Patrick Lyster as James Nachtwey
Malin Åkerman She was 32, now 45 years old as Robin Comley
Taylor Kitsch He was 30, now 43 years old as Kevin Carter
Russel Savadier as Ronald Graham
Frank Rautenbach He was 38, now 51 years old as Ken Oosterbroek
Nelson Mandela He was 92, 95 years old when he died as Himself
Neels Van Jaarsveld as Joao Silva
Ashley Friedlander as Roxy
Lika Berning as Vivian

The Bang Bang Club Crew

Name Department
Emilia Roux as Production Design. Art
Darryn Welch as Executive Producer. He was 31 (now 44) years old Production
Steven Silver as Director. He was 110 (now 123) years old Directing
Steven Silver as Executive Producer. He was 110 (now 123) years old Production
Steven Silver as Screenplay. He was 110 (now 123) years old Writing
Ronald Sanders as Editor. He was 65 (now 78) years old Editing
Laszlo Barna as Executive Producer. He was 63 (now 76) years old Production
Ruy Filipe as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Claire Welland as Co-Producer. Production
The Bang Bang Club poster
The Bang Bang Club (13 years)

Sometimes you get too close

  • Release day: Friday, April 22, 2011
  • Runtime: 106 minutes