Jump the Gun
7.4
“Living In Hell and Loving It.”
Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "rainbow nation". United by their insecurities - both physical and financial - the film follows their struggle to discover their niche in this brave new world, where opportunity beckons, but violence is always lurking.
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Cast
21 people
Baby Cele
Gugu
Known for
Blood & Water
Lionel Newton
Clinton van Rooyen
Known for
Mia and the White Lion
Stander
Les Blair
Sarah Curtis
Michele Burgers
Minnie
Known for
Catch a Fire
Indra De Lanerolle
Thulani Nyembe
Bazooka
Also in
Hotel Rwanda
Jeremy Nathan
Rapulana Seiphemo
Thabo
Known for
Tsotsi
Santana
Danny Keogh
J.J.
Known for
Invictus
Troy: Fall of a City
Marcel Van Heerden
Johnny Fouché
Known for
Shepherds and Butchers
Steel Dawn
Nomsa Nene
Sis Buleng
Also in
Red Scorpion
Poppie Nongena
Les Blair Director · Seamus McGarvey Cinematographer
United States release October 1, 1997 · Produced in South Africa
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Africa · May 23, 1997
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1997
Chicago International Film Festival
Estonia
October 28, 1999 · South African Film Week
Poland
April 26, 2006
United Kingdom
August 22, 1997
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