# The Bang Bang Club (2011)

> Four combat photographers risk their lives to record apartheid-era violence while questioning what it means to turn human suffering into history.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/41233

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Steven Silver
- Cast: Malin Akerman, Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Russel Savadier, Ashley Friedlander, Patrick Lyster
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1173687/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, grim, morally uneasy, historical film night, serious drama viewing

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