- Stander (film)
Infobox Film | name = Stander
caption = Promotional movie poster for the film
director =Bronwen Hughes
producer =
writer =Bima Stagg
starring =Thomas Jane Deborah Kara Unger Ashley Taylor David O'Hara Dexter Fletcher Marius Weyers
music =David Holmes
cinematography =Jess Hall
editing =Robert Ivison
distributor =
released =2003
runtime = 116 minutes
language =
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
imdb_id = 0326208"Stander" is a 2003 biographical film about Captain André Stander, a
South African police officer who turned into abank robber , starring Tom Jane.Reception
Stander received mostly positive reviews from critics. Movie magazine "Empire" gave it four stars out of five saying "a star turn that shifts Jane up a notch or two". Nev Pierce of the
BBC gave it four stars as well. It is rated "Fresh" at 72% and received a "Fresh" rating of 75% on "Cream of the Crop" on theRotten Tomatoes website. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stander/ "Stander"] atRotten Tomatoes ]Cast
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Thomas Jane -Andre Stander
*Deborah Kara Unger -Bekkie Stander
*Ashley Taylor -Cor van Deventer
*David O'Hara -Allan Heyl
*Dexter Fletcher -Lee McCall Ratings
*The
MPAA rating is rated R for violence, language, some sexuality and nudity.
*TheBBFC rating is rated 15 for strong language, sex and violence.Trivia
*Thomas Jane initially turned down the role. [http://www.blackfilm.com/20040806/features/thomasjane.shtml Stander: An Interview with Thomas Jane] ]
*The filmmakers were able to talk to Allan Heyl, one of Andre Stander's accomplices who was still in prison; Cor van Deventer, his police partner; and the warden of the prison where Andre was incarcerated. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/11/stander.hughes/index.html The police officer turned bank robber] atCNN ]
*Allan Heyl was released on parole on May 18th, 2005. [ [http://www.speakerpartnership.com/allanheyl.htm Allan Heyl] ]Awards and nominations (2005)
* The film was nominated for a
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction.
* The film was nominated for aGolden Fleece Award .References
External links
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