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    The Bang Bang Club: a band of brus

    The Bang Bang Club is a film of halves: one of them a harrowing recreation of a turbulent period in South African history, the other an unconvincing "brumance". Muddling through the middle of these two genres, the film never really ignites the way one would expect given the explosiveness of its source material.
    By Lance Harris
    25 Jul 2011
    25 Jul 2011

    Based on Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva's book, The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War, the film chronicles the experiences of four photographers working in the townships during the last years of apartheid. Though the Canadian-SA production clearly has noble intentions, many of the compromises it makes rob it of its power.

    The Bang Bang Club is a technically accomplished film. SA-born director Steven Silver's experience as a documentary maker shines through in his visceral handheld camera work.

    Continue reading the full review at www.TechCentral.co.za.

    Read more: Greg Marinovich, The Bang Bang Club, João Silva
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    Source: TechCentral

    Founded by Duncan McLeod, TechCentral is the leading quality news and information resource for people involved in South Africa’s fast-growing information and communications technology industry and those interested in the fast-changing world of information technology. It provides quality news, reviews and comment relevant to its quickly expanding audience. Follow TechCentral on Twitter at TechCentral, become a Facebook fan and subscribe to the daily newsletter.

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    About Lance Harris

    Lance Harris is a freelance business and technology journalist, with 15 years of experience, who writes for www.TechCentral.co.za. He is a former managing editor of Computing SA. Email him at moc.liamg@ahecnal and follow him on Twitter at @lanceha.
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