Jump the Gun (1997)

7.5/10 • 124 min • Comedy

Overview

Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "rainbow nation". United by their insecurities - both physical and financial - the film follows their struggle to discover their niche in this brave new world, where opportunity beckons, but violence is always lurking.

Cast

Baby Cele

Lionel Newton

Clinton van Rooyen

Michele Burgers

Rapulana Seiphemo

Danny Keogh

Marcel Van Heerden

Johnny Fouché

Fana Mokoena

Themba Ndaba

Jewellery shop robber

Patrick Ndlovu

Francois Stemmet

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