Directed by:
Jérôme SalleCinematography:
Denis RoudenComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Regardt van den Bergh, Patrick Lyster, Tanya van Graan, Danny Keogh, Natasha Loring, Brendon Daniels, Lise Slabber (more)Plots(1)
Where brutality and modernization collide! Ali Neuman survived the violence that rocked Apartheid era South Africa when he was a child to become head of the homicide branch of the Cape Town police department. His partner is an affable white officer, whose family helped create the country's racial segregation policy. When the bodies of two women are discovered, the two detectives learn a new, deadly drug is flooding the streets. They must overcome their pasts in order to put a stop to this scourge. (Eagle Entertainment)
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After a long time, this was finally a pretty solid French crime movie, which actually has very little to do with France. And that’s mainly because it takes place in South Africa and the surrounding countries. It’s definitely pretty rough, which is good. It’s a pity though that it’s rough mainly at the start and then it gradually eases up. Nevertheless, this easing up is still made up for by the fact that Orlando Bloom is a true actor in this one – he puts in a performance that you would never have thought he was capable of. So, for me, Zulu is an absolutely unique movie with an original name that I won’t forget for a while for several reasons.
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A very good crime drama in a classic style. It is often compared to the currently fashionable Nordic book/film production, but I think it is much closer to the good old French stuff. After all, it was the French who wrote and filmed Zulu, so no wonder. The slowly unfolding screenplay cares about the characters, it also doesn't spare any suspense or surprises, the acting is also flawless, because Forest Whitaker can't even be bad, and in the closing credits I was very pleasantly surprised to see that the good Orlando Bloom-like actor is Orlando Bloom. Thanks to the gripping desert finale (in which it's really not a problem to imagine Lin Ventura in Forest Whitaker's place), I'm thinking about a fifth star.
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It is a movie that has good moments, which I liked about it. The investigation didn't really grab me that much, but there are still scenes that can draw you in, and especially the performances that will keep you engaged. I didn't believe that Orlando Bloom would be able to do it, but this badass cop really worked for me in his portrayal.
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Since I had no expectations, I had no idea what I was getting into, so I am pleasantly surprised. Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker make one hell of a duo here, both of them do a decent acting job. The setting of the film is properly disturbing, gritty and realistically portrayed, and the decent action and quite high brutality are also nice. I wasn't bored for a minute. 75%.
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Definitely never going on holiday to South Africa. A somber, brutal thriller. Excellent acting, great direction. A classic investigation into the death of a white girl turns into a bloodbath combining drug dealing with an ethnic purge. A lot of unpleasant things happen (severing limbs, castration by dog), but the most horrifying is just how calmly the characters accept it all. P.S: From now on Bloom should take only this type of role.
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