Movie
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-02-11
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Muti Films
- Country
- South Africa
- Original language
- EN
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
- Mzwandile Ngubeni as Young Bull
- Gladys Mahlangu as Mama Kunene
Crew
- Ralph Ziman - Director
- Ralph Ziman - Writer
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