# Stander (2003)

> A conflicted apartheid-era policeman remakes himself as a flamboyant bank robber, finding outlaw freedom at the cost of everything he once knew.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11435

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Bronwen Hughes
- Cast: Thomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, David O'Hara, Deborah Kara Unger, Ashley Taylor, Marius Weyers, At Botha, Lionel Newton
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326208/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: rebellious, kinetic, morally unsettled, crime movie night, political film viewing

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