Gangster Project

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Gangster Project | Teboho Edkins | South Africa | 2011 | 55 min

In Cape Town, South Africa, one of the world’s most violent and unequal societies, a young white film student sets out with his cameraman to make a “gangster film,” with real gangsters. After a lengthy search for a suitably ‘cinematic’ character, he finds the perfect gang and settles into their everyday rhythm. The reality soon catches up and the claustrophobic gangster life doesn’t exactly fit to the expectations. 

Awards

Griot for Best Documentary, Festival de Cine Africano de Córdoba, 2012