The Bang Bang Club

9th August 2011

The Bang Bang Club is based on the true story of four remarkable photographers taking iconic and shocking pictures in South Africa during the last days of the apartheid. Their gripping and often harrowing stories are captured in this thought provoking film, which is released exclusively on DVD through Entertainment One on Monday 3rd October 2011.

Set in 1994, The Bang Bang Club, is made up of four young South African men, Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe –Cruel Intentions), Kevin Carter (Taylor Kitsch – X Men Origins – Wolverine), Ken Oosterbroek (Frank Rautenbach) and João Silva (Neels Van Jaarsveld), as they set out to capture some of the best, yet horrific pictures of their lives – in some of the most hostile and turbulent places in the world.

Steven Silver is the director, writer and producer and he started his film career in South Africa before moving to Canada where he went on to co-produce and write the documentary Gerrie & Louise which earned him an International Emmy.

The Bang Bang Club has featured at a number of film festivals around the world including, Edinburgh Film Festival, UK, June 2011, Toronto Film Festival, Canada, September 2010, Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea, October 2010 and Torino Film Festival, Italy, November 2010.

The Bang Bang Club is available to buy on DVD from Monday 3d October 2011.

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