Movie

Dangerous Ground

1997 · 95 min

A gritty, sun-bleached descent into a city's underworld, carried by raw family loyalty and a mounting sense of danger.

Tagline: What he wants is revenge. What he gets is the fight of his life.
Overview: Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen couldn't be contacted. Vusi goes to Johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to learn how conditions have changed since the end of apartheid, not always for the better for black men.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, crime, addiction, revenge
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
crime
addiction
revenge
survival
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild