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A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
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It's not always black and white
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Rated R for strong brutal violence, disturbing images, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content
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Release Date:
22 July 2011 (South Africa)
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Also Known As:
Fotógrafos de la muerte
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Kevin Carter's daughter Megan Carter is featured in the bar scene where she turns around and says 'you must be Ken Oosterbroek'. Standing next to her there is Kevin Carter's step daughter Sian Lloyd.
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When Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva are reviewing Kevin Carter's film of the vulture and child, the negatives they view through the magnifier are actually halftone images, not normal negatives that one would be examining before publication. (Halftones are the "dotted" images used to print photographs in newspapers and magazines, etc.)
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Kevin Carter:
They're right. All those people who say it's our job to just sit and watch people die. They're right.
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The Hour: Episode #7.81 (2011)
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Groovin' Jive
By Noise Kanyile
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I lived in Johannesburg, working for the Independent Electoral Commission during this period, on a leave of absence from the print media. This is a true-to-life (if slightly glamorized) depiction of a group of fearless and dedicated photographers who probably ultimately defused a potential civil war by their heroic reporting.
Glamorized in that they were a grungier bunch (see the photos in the credits at the end), who took far greater risks than portrayed in the movie. I dare say that the public would not have believed a more accurate story.
Anyone who is interested in the history of Southern Africa should watch this. Nearly 20 years later, it still leaves me shaken.
Also good to see South African actors in the movie, even if most of the leads were imports.