Stander (film)

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 a bank 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 the Rotten Tomatoes website. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stander/ "Stander"] at Rotten Tomatoes]

Cast

*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.
*The BBFC 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] at CNN]
*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 a Golden Fleece Award.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0326208|title=Stander


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