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Gangster’S Paradise: Jerusalema is an action film based on a true story, set to be released in USA on June 11, 2010. The film is written and directed by Ralph Ziman, and stars: Daniel Buckland as Josh Freidlander, Robert Hobbs as Detective Swart, Eugene Khumbanyiwa as Drug dealer, Motlatsi Mahloko as Young Zakes, Jafta Mamabolo as Young Kunene, Shelley Meskin as Leah Freidlander, Kenneth Nkosi as Sithole, Ronnie Nyakale as Zakes Mbolelo, Louise Saint-Claire as Anna-Marie van Rensburg, Rapulana Seiphemo as Lucky Kunene and Jeffrey Zekele as Nazareth

Movie synopsis: Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema is an unflinching look into the crime, corruption and the transgressions of those looking to survive in the most crime-infested district of Johannesburg.

Starting off with simple smash and grabs, and petty crime, Lucky Kunene quickly graduates to more aggressive heists such as armed robbery and carjacking. Soon, Lucky realizes he needs a bigger score to fulfill his goals of making it big, and escaping from the slums, to a dream house by the sea. Kunene hatches an elaborate and violent plan to make his fortune – hijacking buildings from landlords of Johannesburg tenements by winning the favor of the tenants and then holding their rent hostage from the landowners. His high-profile real estate acquisitions attract the attention of the local police force who have no qualms about using unprovoked brutality to bring him down. His trouble with the law, coupled with an escalating war between a local drug lord, creates a tense standoff: both sides are closing in, and Kunene must stay one step ahead—or his empire, and his life, will come crashing down.

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