Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema


1h 58m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Cutting his teeth on carjacking, young Lucky Kunene dreams of bigger scores with loose-cannon chum Zakes. Moving to the rough-and-tumble Hillbrow section of South Africa's largest metropolis Kunene, whose heroes are Karl Marx, Al Capone and Dale Carnegie, transforms himself into a real-estate crime

Film Details

Also Known As
Jerusalem Entjha, Jerusalema
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Moviehouse Entertainment
Distribution Company
Anchor Bay Entertainment; Anchor Bay Entertainment; Anchor Bay Films; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

Cutting his teeth on carjacking, young Lucky Kunene dreams of bigger scores with loose-cannon chum Zakes. Moving to the rough-and-tumble Hillbrow section of South Africa's largest metropolis Kunene, whose heroes are Karl Marx, Al Capone and Dale Carnegie, transforms himself into a real-estate crime boss even as he tries to elude determined white cop Blakkie Swart, vengeful renegade Nazareth Mbolelo and Nigerian drug lord Tony Ngu.

Film Details

Also Known As
Jerusalem Entjha, Jerusalema
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Moviehouse Entertainment
Distribution Company
Anchor Bay Entertainment; Anchor Bay Entertainment; Anchor Bay Films; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States June 11, 2010

Released in United States February 2008

Released in United States October 2008

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-17, 2008.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Black Perspectives, World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.

Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-17, 2008.)

Limited Release in United States June 11, 2010 (Los Angeles and New York City.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Black Perspectives, World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.)