A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
- Awards
- 13 nominations
Lika Berning
- Vivian
- (as Lika van den Bergh)
Alfred Kumalo
- Alf Khumalo
- (as Alf Khumalo)
Khutso Shilakwe
- K.K.
- (as Kuutso Shilakwe)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKevin 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 is Kevin Carter's stepdaughter Sian Lloyd.
- GoofsWhen 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.)
- Quotes
Kevin Carter: They're right. All those people who say it's our job to just sit and watch people die. They're right.
- Crazy creditsPhotos taken by the real photographers, including portraits of one another, are used as a backdrop during the first section of the credits. The taking of some of these photographs is portrayed in the film itself.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Hour: Episode #7.81 (2011)
- SoundtracksGroovin' Jive No. 1
Written by Noise Khanyile (as Noise Kanyile)
Performed by Noise Khanyile
Featured review
A very emotional and good but slow moving true story about photographers in South Africa. Very good, but slow. I say B-
"Everybody, at the end of the day wants to come back with the best shot." A true story about four combat photographers (even filmed in the actual area) documenting the end of apartheid in South Africa. This movie shows us a side of war we rarely ever see, the side of the photographer shooting a camera instead of a gun. This is a very good movie that deserves to be watched, but it is very slow moving through out most of the movie. This movie seemed to be constantly evolving, much like the characters. Taking the pictures starts as a way to make money, win awards and become famous. Next, it becomes a movie in which the photographers defend their work, and finally it becomes much more then just taking pictures. Their work becomes a way to educate the rest of the world about what is happening in that part of the world. Overall, a very good but slow moving movie. I recommend it, but you must be in the mood to watch it. I give it a B-.
Would I watch again? - I don't think I would.
Would I watch again? - I don't think I would.
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- Aug 3, 2011
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- Also known as
- The Hidden War
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- Gross worldwide
- $221,292
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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