Stander

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Cast

Thomas Jane
as Andre Stander

Dexter Fletcher
as Lee McCall

David O'Hara
as Allan Heyl

Deborah Kara Unger
as Bekkie Stander

Marius Weyers
as Gen. Stander

Ashley Taylor
as Cor Van Deventer

At Botha
as Gen. Viljoen

Lionel Newton
as Desk Sgt. Smit

Melanie Merle
as Sharmaine

Hannes Muller
as Jan Wortmann

Shaeleen Tobin
as Grace Wortmann

Sean Else
as Assistant Detective Ed Janis

Peter Gardner
as Allums

Patrick Mynhardt
as Judge

Wikus du Toit
as Lawyer

Drummond Marais
as Prosecutor

Nicole Abel
as Young Lady in Bar

Waldemar Schultz
as Cop at Accident

Emgee Pretorius
as Wedding Judge

James Borthwick
as Vorster/Detective Groot

Graham Clarke
as Riot General

Andre Stolz
as Armourer

Robin Smith
as Loudspeaker Colonel

Allan Bevolo
as Riot Cop No. 1

Jacques Gombault
as Riot Cop No. 2

Anton Dekker
as Colonel

Drik Stoltz
as Cop at Slum Apartment

Neels Coetzee
as Drunk

Lynn Hooker
as Elderly Woman

Iain Paton
as Macho Teller

Ben Krüger
as Bank Guard

Thomas Ramabu
as Sunglasses Hawker

Diaan Lawrenson
as Female Bank Teller

Duncan Lawson
as Techie

Paul Luckhoff
as Suspect

Cassidy Coombs
as Kidnapped Child

Anel Olsson
as Bank Teller

Steven Raymond
as Prisoner No. 1

Chris Steyn
as Prisoner No. 2

George Moolman
as Male Nurse

Andrew Thompson
as Farmboy

Val Donald-Bell
as Nurse

Moshoeshoe Chabeli
as Harold

Ron Smerczak
as Wild Coast Cop

Clive Scott
as Bank Officer

John Lesley
as Old Man

Shafa'ath-Ahmad Khan
as Indian Tailor

Virgil Graham Hopkins
as Porsche Salesman

Paul Ditchfield
as Bank Manager

Chris Buchanan
as Lane

Ben Horowitz
as Mark Jennings

Charlotte Butler
as Marlene Henn

Matt Stern
as Celebrity Spotter

Kerry Hiles
as Tweaked Customer

Duncan Harling
as Airport Cop

Mawongo Tyawa
as Zulu

Fats Bookholane
as Itano

Paul Slabolepszy
as Politico

Justin Strydom
as House Dick

Fredinand Rabie
as Barrier Cop

Dan Robbertse
as Onlooker No. 1

Errol Ballentine
as Onlooker No. 2

Shane Howarth
as Airport Cop

Tess Jubber
as Florida Girl

Gert White
as Frat Boy 1

Denton Douglas
as Frat Boy 2

Neil Coppen
as Blond God

Tyrone Akal
as Mustang Kid

Zaa Nkweta
as Black Officer

David Dukas
as White Officer

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Critic Reviews for Stander

Audience Reviews for Stander

• Oct 19, 2012

  Stander represents the early days of what has been a very interesting period of South African film making. Great action and use of music and camera work to bring out the best in the performers.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Apr 07, 2012

  Thomas Jane has not been good in any film that I've ever seen him in, and I've seen quite a few. "Stander" proved me wrong; not only it the best performance of his career, but it's just an all-around great performance. He provides us with a sturdy and well-developed character. On top of that, "Stander" is engaging, exciting, involving, and unquestionably well-made. It's been a long time since I've watched a movie where I haven't checked the clock once at least once and with "Stander", I wasn't bored a single time. Now, there a couple of instances where it gets a little silly, but overall, "Stander" is a great film. Highly recommended.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer
• Aug 16, 2010

  Genre: Crime. Based on real life story. IMDb Rating: Above 7. Well, that was enough to set me going. But the experience was mixed. The script & screenplay isn't up-to-date here; it fails in properly fictionalizing the facts. Some of the sub-plots created to support the story at a later stage are too unconvincing. After having killed an unarmed protesting citizen in a riot, Andre Stander, one of the captains of the riot squad, asks to free himself from that duty. He was already getting sick of the corruption around him & this riot event only worsened the matters for him. In the midst of this crisis, he begins to rob banks, but eventually gets arrested. He manages to escape, though, with a partner, & later manages to get one more of his inmates out. The three start robbing banks, which soon gains media's attention & the trio is thereby referred to as 'The Stander Gang' by the media & hence the public at large. After a while, Stander feels that he should escape with his wife. But his wife disapproves of his actions, saying: ?There?s not a thinking man among us that doesn?t want to blow this place to smithereens from time to time. But we don?t. We find other ways.? Despite of this, he plans an escape, to be followed by a final heist, with his partners. But do things work out the way they?d planned? While the first half was good enough, much of the second half was messy. I'm not saying that the second half was absolute crappy. It had its highs & lows, but the lows were far more than the highs. One of the protagonists says: "We've written a pretty good story so far. Why not a perfect ending?" But the ending wasn't that great either. The creation of the South Africa in the 80s era is done quite well, though. Thomas Jane is exceptional. The way he plays this complicated character is amazing. Deborah Unger is excellent. Dexter Fletcher & David O'Hara are passable. All in all, the movie works in parts & is worth a shot for those parts, IMO. 6.5/10.
  familiar s Super Reviewer
• Nov 21, 2007

  Great character piece and early performance by Thomas Jane
  Ken S Super Reviewer

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