Jump the Gun
1997Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "rainbow nation". United by their insecurities - both physical and financial - the film follows their struggle to discover their niche in this brave new world, where opportunity beckons, but violence is always lurking.
Acted in
Baby Cele
as Gugu
Lionel Newton
as Clinton van Rooyen
Michele Burgers
as Minnie
Thulani Nyembe
as Bazooka
Rapulana Seiphemo
as Thabo
Danny Keogh
as J.J.
Marcel Van Heerden
as Johnny Fouché
Nomsa Nene
as Sis Buleng
Grace Mahlaba
as Puthi
Joe Nina
as Henry
John Simon Jones
as Gun Shop Owner (as Simon Jones)
Sam Mofokeng
as Oupa (as Sam Ntshenki Mofokeng)
Fana Mokoena
as Man in shacks
Michael Ketoa
as Boy in Gunshop
Themba Ndaba
as Jewellery shop robber
Patrick Ndlovu
as Sello
Francois Stemmet
as Party Host