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Released 13 years ago.
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Zulu
2013 1h 50m EN
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SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 531
CrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Orlando Bloom
Brian Epkeen
Forest Whitaker
Ali Sokhela
Conrad Kemp
Dan Fletcher
Inge Beckmann
Ruby
Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots
Claire Fletcher
Regardt van den Bergh
De Beer
Randall Majiet
Cat
Iman Isaacs
Janet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jérôme Salle
- Writers
- Jérôme Salle, Julien Rappeneau
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- South Africa, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: South Africa, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jérôme Salle, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stan Collet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker and Conrad Kemp carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2249221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jérôme Salle directs. Denis Rouden behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Stan Collet cuts. Produced in South Africa, France. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: South Africa, France.
- 3Directed by Jérôme Salle, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Stan Collet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker and Conrad Kemp carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt2249221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "police", "africa", "south africa", "apartheid".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Denis Rouden
- Original score
- Alexandre Desplat
- Editing
- Stan Collet
- Production design
- Laurent Ott
- Costume design
- Rae Donnelly
- Makeup / hair
- Rick Findlater
- VFX supervisor
- Alain Carsoux
- Sound
- Nikolas Javelle
- Stunt coordinator
- Kerry Gregg
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Zulu (2013)
Also by
Jérôme Salle
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
Eskwad
FR
M6 Films
FR
Pathé
FR
- LO
Lobster Tree
W9
FR
Canal+
FR
Ciné+
FR
Key crew
- ProducerRichard Grandpierre
- EditorStan Collet
- CastingChrista Schamberger
- CastingMito Skellern
- Production DesignLaurent Ott
- Costume DesignRae Donnelly
- HairstylistRick Findlater
- HairstylistNatalie Hamer
- Makeup Department HeadRaine Edwards
- Animatronic and Prosthetic EffectsDaleen Badenhorst
- Construction CoordinatorJenn Baker
- Property MasterKerry van Lillienfeld
- Dialogue EditorNick Lowe
- FoleyPhilippe Penot
- Sound DesignerNikolas Javelle
- Sound Effects EditorNikolas Javelle
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJean-Paul Hurier
- Supervising Sound EditorPascal Villard
- Visual Effects SupervisorAlain Carsoux
- Visual Effects SupervisorJoel Pinto
- Stunt CoordinatorKerry Gregg
- Camera OperatorMannie Ferreira
- Steadicam OperatorSarel Pretorius
- GafferWayne Shields
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
- africa
- south africa
- apartheid
- namibia
- murder investigation
- cape town, south africa
- namib desert
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2020-08-31R
Also known as
International titles
- Cape Town CopsSE
- City of ViolenceNL
- ЗулуBG
- Zulu - Blutiges ErbeDE
- Krvavý písekCZ
- ZulúES
- Теория на заговораBG
