| | Stander DVD (5 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Dramas Movies, Crime Videos, Violence, 1970s, Prison, Racism | | Starring | Thomas Jane, Deborah Kara Unger, Marius Weyers, Dexter Fletcher, Ashleigh Taylor | | Director | Bronwen Hughes | | Producer | Marty Katz, Julia Verdin | | Screenwriter | Ken Friedman, Bronwen Hughes |
Soundtrack English; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re Unfolding with the speed and rhythm of an action movie and showcasing stylistic flourishes that hint at Quentin Tarantino, STANDER takes on one of history's most infamous injustices with a surprising amount of humor and vivacity. Set in 1976, the film tells the true story of Andre Stander, a young police captain in Johannesburg, South Africa. His apex of official power coincided with the pinnacle of the devastating policies of apartheid. As the movie illustrates in an evocative and pivotal scene, Stander's view of his society and position within it is profoundly shaken when he kills an unarmed black man during a chaotic anti-apartheid riot. Aware that he lives in a society so devastatingly racist that he is free to murder without consequence, Stander stages an unconventional political protest by robbing banks. As he becomes more and more successful at maintaining a double life as a criminal-cop, his addiction to the thrills and accoutrements of the outlaw lifestyle begin to overshadow any political purpose.
Director Bronwen Hughes (best known for helming studio flicks FORCES OF NATURE and HARRIET THE SPY) has skillfully woven together elements of a political tract, character study, and heist movie to a unified and compelling whole. But the movie belongs to its star, Thomas Jane, who seems to dissolve into his complex role, making Stander an irresistibly contradictory antihero. IN THEATRES: AUGUST 6, 2004
Stander Reviews: "[A] cross between GOODFELLAS, CITY OF GOD and Michael Mann's THIEF, with a jumping David Holmes score and a career-making turn from Jane....STANDER absolutely rocks."
-- Chris Roberts, Uncut "[T]he film's energy and zip keep it consistently watchable..."-- Philip Kemp, Sight and Sound "Directed by Bronwen Hughes with striking verve, STANDER efficiently conveys the anarchic ironies of the situation..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "The film does an impressive job of dramatizing the brutality of the apartheid era..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life
This is the only Ashleigh Taylor video. Stander | List Price | $14.94 (You save $5.79) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  29549  | | CD Universe Part number | 6797378 | | Catalog number | 08790 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 21, 2004 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | violence, language, some sexuality, and nudity | | Running Time | 116 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Processed; Widescreen; Subtitled |
Stander Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   loved it
i liked this movie so much my next vacation was to South africa. stander is tarantino vs guy ritchie or goodfellas vs (heck) any bad fella! watch this movie on a saturday afternoon. its a relaxed but pumped movie....nice!!
Submitted by tom wallace (san diego)
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too cool
stander is too cool, i lived there in
South Africa, it was such a chill country. Stander turns up the heat but keeeps the chill. U gotta love the vibe of this film,its a bit alternative, not violent but has all the entertainment value of violence. far better than crap like 'heat' with De niro. see it!
Submitted by james mcallin (washington)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No brilliant becuse its simple
the look and feel of the movie is great. its what south africa was in the 80's- a beautiful country with beautiful people robbed by an awful system of oppression. stander's appeal is that it plays out that sentiment brilliantly and balances good against evil. you know he is wrong but you root for him all the way. the emphasis is not on the crime or violence but the sebtiment. A must see!
Submitted by ashfaq ismail (lenasia, South Africa)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Good film for people who like to think
This is a great film with a viewpoint that isn't in the cut and paste cookie, cutter mold. Worth checking out.
Submitted by Jerry (Richmond, VA)
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Tell me something. How can you take Tom Jane, who was an excellent actor in the Punisher and was involved in a kill-this kill-that bloodbath in that movie to this crap? COME ON!! Where's the blood? Where's the people screaming when he robs the banks? Where's the gunfights? I admit there were a couple of gun scenes, but they both sucked. I understand this movie is based on true events, but at the same time, Tom Jane can do a whole lot better than this. Don't watch this crap unless you wanna be bored silly.
Submitted by KDogg (New Kent, VA, USA)
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