Zulu

2013

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

31
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 20576 20.6K

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Plot summary

As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain.

Director

Jérôme Salle Photo
Jérôme Salle

Top cast

Regardt van den Bergh Photo
Regardt van den Bergh as De Beer
Morne Visser Photo
Morne Visser as Policeman HQ 2
Brendon Daniels Photo
Brendon Daniels as Thug - Beach 1
Tamer Burjaq Photo
Tamer Burjaq as Doorguard Thug
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811.70 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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24.000 fps
1 hr 50 min
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1.65 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24.000 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by silverton-37959 7 / 10

The dialog is good, at least the English language dialog

The one serious flaw in the film is that at least half of the dialog is in Xhosa, Afrikaans, or Tswana ( or who-knows-what, South Africa having a dozen or so common languages) with no translations in the subtitles. Some of the dialog switches from English to Afrikaans in the same sentence by the same speaker. It could be said that English is the main language used, but that's just an estimate.The two actors familiar to American viewers are Forrest Whittaker and Orlando Bloom and they also mix English and Afrikaans in the same sentences with no help in the subtitles. Entire scenes with the criminal gang members and/or the security goons speaking among themselves, conversations and not just a few words, are just unintelligible and I have no idea what is transpiring. The subtitles read "speaking foreign language". That isn't much help for viewers who don't know the language(s) being spoken.The story suffers from this lack of translation, but the main points of the plot can be guessed, at least some of the time. Actually, it's a foreign language film (to a wide range of people no matter their main language) with no subtitles.It's a good film, the language problem aside. The conspiracy at the heart of the story remains obscure to me. I blame that on my own lack of ability with languages and my limited imagination.
Reviewed by Movie_Reviews 8 / 10

Outside the Hollywood comfort zone

Wow! Hollywood is expanding and seeking out new environments. This time Orlando Bloom and Forest Whittaker are sent to South Africa - into a dark the sinister Apartheid leftovers.Great acting by both of them. Great photo and great plot. Violent, although probably not violent enough to do the setting justice, and grim. Tough lives and tough country. No country for weak men. Please make more of this kind. Please allow the actors from the Lord of The Ring, and such, to really show what they are capable of - instead of hiding behind special effects.See it! .
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