Jump the Gun (1997)
- Directed by
- Les Blair
- Genre
- comedy
- Country
- South Africa, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, the film follows six working-class people trying to find their footing in a changing country. Each character deals with personal challenges as they seek work, love, and a better life.
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What happens
Jump the Gun is a 1997 South African film directed by Les Blair for Channel Four Films. The film follows six diverse, working-class individuals as they try and establish themselves in the newly democratic South Africa. Les Blair's quintessentially British kitchen sink realism is applied to a South African context. The film stars Baby Cele, Lionel Newton, and Michele Burgers amongst others. Characters were built from the ground up with South African actors by using improvisation. The film was nominated at the 1997 Chicago International Film Festival for a Gold Hugo award for best film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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