Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
Welcome to the promised land.
Jerusalema (2008)
Production
Director
Ralph Ziman
Scenario
Ralph Ziman
Actors
Daniel Buckland
Josh Freidlander
Robert Hobbs
Inspector Blakkie Swart
Jeffrey Sekele
Nazareth
Ronnie Nyakale
Zakes Mbolelo
Shelley Meskin
Leah Friedlander (as Shelly Meskin)
Malusi Skenjana
Tony Ngu
Jafta Mamabolo
Young Kunene
Motlatsi Mahloko
Young Zakes
Short description
This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. After cutting his teeth on hijacking, before moving onto bigger game, an ambitious man hits a setback when most of his gang are shot.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film features a wide variety of languages and sometimes their mixtures. The main characters almost constantly speak a mixed so-called "gangster language," which includes words from Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans, English, other languages, and invented slang. It is mainly associated with urban youth.
- The film's budget was very small, so they had to use cameras of older models.
- Looking at the Hillbrow district in Johannesburg from the outside, you can see that it stands on a hill, like a New Jerusalem. Hence the film's title.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
