Dangerous Ground
What he wants is revenge. What he gets is the fight of his life.
1997 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Darrell James Roodt |
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| Writer: | Darrell James Roodt, Greg Latter |
| Staring: |
| Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen couldn't be contacted. Vusi goes to Johannesburg to find him, but at first can only find his neighbor/girlfriend, Karin, a stripper. Vusi proceeds to learn how conditions have changed since the end of apartheid, not always for the better for black men. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 12, 1997 |
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| Director: | Darrell James Roodt |
| Writer: | Darrell James Roodt, Greg Latter |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Jacaranda Films, Investec Merchant Bank |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,028,094
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ice Cube | Vusi Madlazi |
| Elizabeth Hurley | Karen |
| Ving Rhames | Muki |
| Thokozani Nkosi | Young Vusi |
| Ron Smerczak | Interrogation Policeman |
| Wilson Dunster | Heavy Policeman |
| Sechaba Morojele | Ernest Madlazi |
| Peter Khubeke | Igqira |
| Roslyn Morapedi | Vusi's Mother |
| Mabel Mafuya | Woman |
| Fana Mokoena | Youth |
| Maimela Motubatse | Youth |
| Nkululeko Mabandla | Youth |
| Robert Whitehead | Sandton Hotel Receptionist |
| Gresham Phetjaulima | Bellboy |
| Tony Caprari | Bar Owner |
| Themsie Times | Black Hooker (as Temsie Times) |
| Helge Janssen | Crack Dealer |
| Anthony Bishop | White Thug |
| Ross Preller | White Thug |
| Greg Latter | Sam |
| Eric Miyeni | Steven Madlazi (as Eric 'Waku' Miyeni) |
| Ernest Ndhlovu | Muki's Man |
| Ike Kanupi | Muki's Man |
| Simo Mogwaza | Muki's Man |
| Godfrey Dzingeni | Muki's Man |
| Eddy Msize | Muki's Man |
| Isaac Mavimbela | Muki's Man |
| Candy Jack Lee | Chinese Girl |
| Peter Nkwanyana | Muki's Man |
| Ernest Mbanzi | Muki's Man |
| Prosperous Ban | Muki's Man |
| Eric Sulu | Muki's Man |
| Robin Smith | Iron Guard |
| Gys de Villiers | Detective Sergeant |
| Varonica Mitchell | Muki's Wife |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Darrell James Roodt | Writer, Director |
| Greg Latter | Writer |
| Graham Hickson | First Assistant Director |
| Stanley Clarke | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Gilpin | Director of Photography |
| David Heitner | Editor |
| Marina Van Tonder | Casting |
| Dimitri Repanis | Production Design |
| Emilia Roux | Art Direction |
| Ruy Filipe | Costume Design |
| Angus McEwan | Second Assistant Director |
| Alan Shearer | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Patricia Charbonnet | Executive Producer |
| Ice Cube | Executive Producer |
| Gillian Gorfil | Producer |
| Darrell James Roodt | Producer |
| Helena Spring | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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