
In mid-1970s Johannesburg, white police officer Andre Stander (Thomas Jane) suffers a crisis of conscience due to his involvement in apartheid and becomes a notorious bank robber on the run. Then from 1983 to 1984, the "Stander gang" (Stander, Alan Heyl, and Patrick McCall) rob as many as four banks a day.... (Full plot summary below)
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In mid-1970s Johannesburg, white police officer Andre Stander (Thomas Jane) suffers a crisis of conscience due to his involvement in apartheid and becomes a notorious bank robber on the run. Then from 1983 to 1984, the "Stander gang" (Stander, Alan Heyl, and Patrick McCall) rob as many as four banks a day.
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| OregonianM.E. RussellEmbodies a certain brand of brooding outlaw cool that feels increasingly rare. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonThomas Jane... may finally earn... the recognition he deserves... |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarWorth a look, thanks mostly to Mr. Jane's troubled swagger and Ms. Hughes' sharp eye. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA rather entertaining (if style-over-substance) portrait of insane illicitness. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasCrackles with forceful portrayals. Funny, violent, impassioned and inescapably poignant, Stander in no way sanctions Stander's turning to a life of crime yet has the courage to see him as a victim of apartheid himself. |
| Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyThe movie is stirringly, thrillingly animated; Stander, as some say around Johannesburg, lives. |
| EmpireKim NewmanThis needs its 'based on a true story' caption because otherwise you'd never believe it. |
| PremiereGlenn KennyThe action is great, the story line unpredictable, the ending satisfying. Stander is crackling. Really. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinAn extremely good picture that, with a little tweaking, might have been a great one. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerJane's performance is nothing short of revelatory |