
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema, originally titled Jerusalema, is a 2008 South African crime film written and directed by Ralph Ziman. The film was submitted to the Academy Awards to qualify as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. It was a box office bomb, grossing only $400,000 against the production budget of $2 million.
Plot
The film begins with Lucky Kunene lying on a bed, covered in blood. Police officers barge into his room and arrest him for murder charges. The film cuts to the interrogation room, where Kunene says he will provide his full back-story.
Cast
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author | Ralph Ziman |
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contentLocation | South Africa |
director | Ralph Ziman |
editor | David Helfand |
genre | crime |
keywords | african woman apartment building arrest build crime lord drive-by shooting drug addict drug dealer drug lord house kill life story murder murder charge open police officer robin hood shoot south african soweto strip club |
musicBy | Alan Lazar |
producer | Ralph Ziman Tendeka Matatu |
publisher | United International Pictures |
theme | gangster hood |