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Dangerous Ground

“What he wants is revenge. What he gets is the fight of his life.”

1997 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Darrell Roodt · South Africa · African Cinema
ActionCrimeDrama

Cast

Ice Cube Elizabeth Hurley Thokozani Nkosi Ron Smerczak Wilson Dunster Sechaba Morojele

Credits

Written by: Greg Latter

Plot

Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen couldn't be contacted. Vusi goes to Johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to learn how conditions have changed since the end of apartheid, not always for the better for black men.

Sinekatalog’s take

Darrell Roodt's thriller, with Ice Cube and Elizabeth Hurley, is rough and uneven, a crime drama set in post-apartheid South Africa.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 4.5 / 10 (2,097 votes)
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