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Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

Year:

2008

Duration:

119 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Ralph Ziman

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: South Africa

Release Date: 2008-08-29

Filming Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa

Earnings

Budget: $2,000,000

Opening Weekend: $4,958 (USA) (13 June 2010)

Gross: $4,958 (USA) (13 June 2010)

Cast

Actor

Character

Rapulana Seiphemo

Jeffrey Zekele

Nazareth

Ronnie Nyakale

Zakes Mbolelo

Shelley Meskin

Leah Friedlander (as Shelly Meskin)

Malusi Skenjana

Tony Ngu

Robert Hobbs

Inspector Blakkie Swart

Jafta Mamabolo

Young Kunene

Motlatsi Mahloko

Young Zakes

Kenneth Nkosi

Lucas Sithole

Sally Burdett

News reader

Lerato Moloi

Loretta Dlamini

Thandy Matlaila

Young Nomsa

Mzwandile Ngubeni

Young Bull

Gladys Mahlangu

Mama Kunene

Patrick Bakoba

Caiphas

Jacob Foxen

Naidoo

Nathaniel Ramabulana

Gun dealer

Basil Appollis

Stolen car dealer

Zakhele Stanley Mabasa

White Isuzu driver

Bubu Mazibuko

Older Nomsa

Mpho Molepo

Older Bull

Prince Osuzhuknu

Ade Okeke

Louise Saint-Claire

Anna-Marie van Rensburg

Patrick Mofokeng

Vusi

Nicky Rebelo

Santos Ribeiro

Eugene Khumbanyiwa

Drug dealer

Daniel Buckland

Josh Friedlander

Jacques Gombault

Du Toit (Building inspector)

Keith Joshua

Singh (Building inspector)

Anthony Fridjhon

Harry Friedlander (as Anthony Fridjon)

Michele Maxwell

Anita Friedlander (as Michelle Maxwell)

Sello Motloung

Detective Modisane

Geoffrey Mbenge

Judge

Sinki Langa

Rehab orderly

Ravi Sewpersadh

Sergeant Essop

Kevon Kane

Van C - drug dealer (uncredited)

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Trivia

The budget was so low on the film that old cameras were used as were skateboards in place of dollies.

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Ralph Ziman wanted to make a "harsh and realistic" crime movie about his home town, one that reflected "the hopes and aspirations of its citizens".

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A mixture of languages can be heard throughout the movie. Much of what the main characters speak to each other is township slang known as Tsotsitaal (literally 'gangster language') which is composed of vocabulary from Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans, English, other African languages and invented slang. It is generally associated with young township-dwelling men, though some terms have entered mainstream South African parlance.

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Goofs

When Josh is in drug rehab, a sign says "Hospice Entrance" is clearly visible, showing that the scene was shot at a hospice.

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The white Isuzu pickup the boys hijack in 1994 is a 2004 or newer model.

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The car license plates in the scenes set in 1994 end with GP (for Gauteng Province). At the time, the plates were yellow, and ended with "T", for Transvaal.

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