This film about the spirit of karate and an attempt to break that spirit is shown in this Apartheid-era South African film that has been found and restored after disappearing for many years. Dark is a young man who has long studied karate and has a major dream of continuing his studies in Japan. However, […]Read Post ›
This predecessor to films like The Bodyguard and Bodyguard from Beijing has a notoriety of being a re-mastered Apartheid-era South African film that has been found and restored for a new generation of cinema fans worldwide. Robert Gambu is one of the top bodyguards in the area. His latest task has him working for Mr. […]Read Post ›
Daniel Radcliffe is setting to Escape from Pretoria in this fact-based thriller, whose official trailer has been released. Based on the autobiography by Tim Jenkins, the film is set during the days of Apartheid in South Africa, when two political captives attempt to break out of Pretoria Prison. Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, […]Read Post ›
South Africa’s former history of apartheid takes a whole new twist in this very intense western-style drama from director Michael Matthews. During a time of apartheid, the Afrikaners have built the areas known as Roma, Barcelona, and Marseilles. The native Africans were forced to live in a shanty town on a hill near Marseilles known […]Read Post ›
Get ready for a South African western that is making it way to the U.S. Five Fingers for Marseilles takes place in a small town “governed” by dubious local officials, living in fear of a lawless mob; when an exiled outlaw returns home in search of solace and redemption, brotherhood and loyalty are fused with […]Read Post ›
With the success of Kill or Be Killed, the South African martial arts film that launched James Ryan as an action star, director Ivan Hall returns with this in-name sequel that delves practically into more of a James Bond-like thriller rather than the tournament genre of the original. Steve Chase is a martial arts champion […]Read Post ›
When this South African film was released in the United States in 1980, the film distributors marketed as “The Greatest Hollywood Martial Arts Film Made”. However, the film wasn’t made in Hollywood, but in South Africa. Nevertheless, the film hails as a cult classic that features real Japanese karate techniques. Steve Hunt has tried out […]Read Post ›
Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana pull off powerful performances in this adaptation of Michael Ashton’s stage play set in post-Apartheid South Africa. At the end of Apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandela has been elected President. In an effort to ease tensions between Afikaners and native Africans, a committee is formed for prisoners and violators […]Read Post ›
In the vein of 80’s military B-movies, this action packed film is a wild ride for one man who intends to go against the odds and get his buddy back. Nick Drennen and Frank Kane are the leaders of a mercenary group, codename Wild Bunch. The other core members include Tom Harris and Harry Gere. […]Read Post ›
Bart and Travis , the father and son duo who took on the deadly creatures in Tremors 5: Bloodlines are returning for a sixth intallment. Tremors 6 has begun production in Cape Town, South Africa under the direction of Don Michael Paul, who helmed the previous installment. Returning are franchise star Michael Gross returning as […]Read Post ›
