Q: What’s the movie about?
A: After Apartheid ends in South Africa, the Black people start to realize that they're not gonna get their 40 acres and a mule, and the only way to get social justice is to steal it by hook or by crook.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Rapulana Seiphemo, Ronnie Nyakale, Jeffrey Zekele, Jafta Mambolo, Motlatsi Mahloko, Robert Hobbs, Shelley Meskin
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A: Go! It's like District 9, only this time, instead of aliens, they use Black people to show the racism in Johannesburg.
Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: Of course! Racism is hilarious!... Okay, that's not even funny when you say it as a joke.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: Yes, but only because white people are soooo mean!... It's like looking in a mirror.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: It's the kind of film that will get a lot of buzz in the Best Foreign Film category, and then not get a nomination.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: A good job was done casting younger actors who look like their older counterparts.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: A lot of shaky-cam, a fair amount of blood and people splatting on the ground after falling from high buildings, but clearly Ralph Ziman is a talented filmmaker with a vision and a voice.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: On some levels it doesn't feel like something you've never seen before, but it certainly makes you question your ideas about right and wrong.
Q: Is there anything else worth mentioning about the movie?
A: In South Africa, this film came out before District 9.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/gangsters-paradise-jerusalema/37498/trailers
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