Dangerous Ground (1997)
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8% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
(5,834 ratings)
In this drama, a South African exile returns to his homeland to find that justice hasn't brought peace. Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) is a student and political activist living in San Francisco; he was born in South Africa, but his connection to anti-apartheid rebels made his family fear for his life,… More In this drama, a South African exile returns to his homeland to find that justice hasn't brought peace. Vusi Madlazi (Ice Cube) is a student and political activist living in San Francisco; he was born in South Africa, but his connection to anti-apartheid rebels made his family fear for his life, so he was sent to the United States, where he's been ever since. When he attends his father's funeral, Vusi visits South Africa for the first time since the fall of apartheid and Nelson Mandela's rise to power. However, he discovers that not all the changes in his country have been for the better; drugs and gang violence have begun to overtake Soweto, and his older brother, once a dedicated anti-apartheid activist, isn't sure what to do with his life now that the changes he fought for have come. Vusi's mother asks a favor before he returns to America; his younger brother Steven (Eric Miyeni) has run away, and she wants Vusi to look for him. While searching for Steven, Vusi meets his brother's girlfriend Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), who works as an exotic dancer. It turns out that both Karin and Steven have become addicted to crack, and Steven's disappearance is probably linked to a $15,000 debt he owes to crime kingpin Muki (Ving Rhames). Director Darrell J. Roodt's previous film was Cry the Beloved Country (1995), the first major film produced in South Africa after the collapse of apartheid. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Darrell Roodt
- Written By
- Greg Latter, Darrell James Roodt
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 12, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 23, 1999
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Mike Clark, USA Today
Violent melodrama.
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Cast
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Ice Cube
as Vusi
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Elizabeth Hurley
as Karin
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Ving Rhames
as Muki
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Eric Miyeni
as Steven
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Anthony Bishop
as white thug
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Tony Caprari
as bar owner
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Gys de Villiers
as detective sergeant
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Wilson Dunster
as heavy policeman
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Isaac Mavimbela
as Muki's men
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Ron Smerczak
as interrogation policeman
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Robin Smith
as iron guard
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Themsi Times
as black hooker
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Robert Whitehead
as Sandton Hotel receptionist
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Greg Latter
as Sam
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Secheba Morajele
as Ernest
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Isaac Morojele
as Ernest
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Thokozani Nkosi
as young Vusi
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Peter Kubheka
as Igquira
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Roslyn Morapedi
as Vusi's mother
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Mabel Mafuya
as woman
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Fana Mokena
as youths
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Maimela Motubatse
as youths
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Nkululeko Mabandla
as youths
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Phetjaulimam Gresham
as bellboy
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Prophets of Da City
as band in nightclub
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Helge Janssen
as crack dealer
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Ernest Mdlovu
as Muki's men
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Ike Kanupi
as Muki's men
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Simo Mogwaza
as Muzi's men
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Godfrey Dzingeni
as Muki's men
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Eddy Msize
as Muki's men
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Candy Jack Lee
as Chinese girl
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Peter Nkwanyana
as Muki's men
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Ernest Mbanzi
as Muki's men
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Properous Ban
as Muki's men
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Veronica Mitchell
as Muki's wife
