Dangerous Ground (1997)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,028,094.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.624 |
Directed By
Darrell James Roodt
Crew
Darrell James Roodt
Greg Latter
Darrell James Roodt
Stanley Clarke
Paul Gilpin
TOP CAST
Ice Cube
Vusi Madlazi
Elizabeth Hurley
Karen
Ving Rhames
Muki
Thokozani Nkosi
Young Vusi
Ron Smerczak
Interrogation Policeman
Wilson Dunster
Heavy Policeman
Sechaba Morojele
Ernest Madlazi
Peter Khubeke
Igqira
Roslyn Morapedi
Vusi's Mother
Mabel Mafuya
Woman
Fana Mokoena
Youth
Maimela Motubatse
Youth
Nkululeko Mabandla
Youth
Robert Whitehead
Sandton Hotel Receptionist
Gresham Phetjaulima
Bellboy
Tony Caprari
Bar Owner
Themsie Times
Black Hooker (as Temsie Times)
Helge Janssen
Crack Dealer
Anthony Bishop
White Thug
Ross Preller
White Thug
Greg Latter
Sam
Eric Miyeni
Steven Madlazi (as Eric 'Waku' Miyeni)
Ernest Ndhlovu
Muki's Man
Ike Kanupi
Muki's Man
Simo Mogwaza
Muki's Man
Godfrey Dzingeni
Muki's Man
Eddy Msize
Muki's Man
Isaac Mavimbela
Muki's Man
Candy Jack Lee
Chinese Girl
Peter Nkwanyana
Muki's Man
Ernest Mbanzi
Muki's Man
Prosperous Ban
Muki's Man
Eric Sulu
Muki's Man
Robin Smith
Iron Guard
Gys de Villiers
Detective Sergeant
Varonica Mitchell
Muki's Wife
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