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4 de jul. de 2001 · Hijack Stories. 2000. 1h 30m. IMDb RATING. 6.4 /10. 232. YOUR RATING. Rate. Crime Drama. A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants. Director. Oliver Schmitz. Writers. Oliver Schmitz. Lesego Rampolokeng. Stars. Tony Kgoroge. Rapulana Seiphemo. Percy Matsemela. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- Crime, Drama
- Oliver Schmitz
- 2001-07-04
Film Editing- Oliver Schmitz and Derek Trigg Synopsis In Johannesburg, Sox, a young black actor, leaves his white girlfriend and comfortable middle-class existence behind, as he goes back to Soweto to live among township criminals so he can get a part in a TV gangsta show and 'play it for real'.
Hijack Stories is a 2000 South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. [1] Cast. Tony Kgoroge as Sox Moraka. Rapulana Seiphemo as Zama. Percy Matsemela as Fly. Makhaola Ndebele as Joe. Moshidi Motshegwa as Grace. Emily McArthur as Nicky. Owen Sejake as Bra Dan
A high-octane action thriller set in the post-apartheid South African ghetto. Through themes of racial identification and reflections on Hollywood-style violence, Hijack Stories mixes social commentary and humour while looking at the most painful and violent aspects of South African society.
Far from Hollywood eye candy, this movie has a taste of South African authenticity. No high budget action, no pretenses, just the minimum needed to support the plot that takes the audience on a journey across various aspects of contemporary South African society, most often in a humorous way.
Time Out says. Sox Maraka (Kgoroge), an ambitious young actor living with his white girlfriend in a middle class Johannesburg suburb, decides to 'Method' act his way into a bad-ass gangster role ...
HIJACK STORIES. by Oliver Schmitz. synopsis. This South African movie takes a close-up look at car hijacking and life in the townships in general. A struggling young actor is up for a role in a gangster movie, but he lacks ''street cred''. So to improve his chances, he heads back to the townships, where he hooks up with an old childhood friend ...
