31 Million Reasons

2011 1h 25m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 3

Crime

Synopsis

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Cops, Robbers and Bunny Chow - Loosely based on a true story about one of the biggest robberies in South African history. Brothers Ronnie (Jack Devnarain) and Jugs (Rahul Brijnath), two police man from Chatsworth, hatch a plot to seize 31 million rand from a cash deposit facility. Its high stakes when the cops are assigned to investigate their own heist.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jack Devnarain
Rahul Brijnath
Neville Pillay
Meren Reddy
Afzal Khan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johnny Barker
Writers: Lev David
Countries: South Africa

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Johnny Barker, shot by Greg Heimann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Saki Bergh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jack Devnarain and Rahul Brijnath and Neville Pillay carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1859435 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Johnny Barker directs. Greg Heimann behind the camera. Saki Bergh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Africa.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Johnny Barker, shot by Greg Heimann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Saki Bergh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Devnarain and Rahul Brijnath and Neville Pillay carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1859435 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.