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2.9/10   898 votes
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Kevin Bernhardt (story)
Keoni Waxman (writer)
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Release Date:
6 February 1999 (South Korea) more
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He walks where other men fear. more
Plot:
A humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola uncovers a covert operation that is planting new and deadly mines. full summary | add synopsis
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Good Grief! I've seen Berkeleyites with less naievite' more (10 total)

Cast

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Dolph Lundgren ... Christian Erickson

Bruce Payne ... Dr. Cecil Hopper
Claire Stansfield ... Michelle Flynn
Ian Roberts ... Yager
Fats Bookholane ... Old Mo
Sifiso Maphanga ... Arthur
Ross Preller ... Jack Trask
Nick Boraine ... Mitch
Cecil Carter ... Ray Gunn

David Dukas ... Sweeper #4
Zukile Ggobose ... Zukili (as Zukile Qobose)
Philip Notununu ... Mercenary #1
Gabriel Mndaweni ... Mercenary #2
Frank Pereira ... Mercenary #3
Dave Ridley ... Mercenary #4
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Also Known As:
The Sweeper (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for nonstop brutal violence and some language.
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96 min | UK:93 min
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Crew or equipment visible: The reflection of a crew member can be seen in a window as Christian Erickson looks around a room. more
Quotes:
Old Mo: For most countries, truce means peace, but for Angola, truce means terror! more
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Edited into Ticker (2001) more
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Sofrimento more

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4 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Good Grief! I've seen Berkeleyites with less naievite', 20 August 2003
2/10
Author: koohii from Silly con Valley

This movie's grasp of Angolan politics is about as informed as it's knowledge of landmines. In other words, it makes the Lethal Weapon movies look like sophisticated dramas. Even your average Berkeley protester, full of ideal but without a clue as to what is really going on, would be able to display a better grasp of the political situation than this movie. Fight coreography and direction is laughablly bad. Fanfilms on theForce.net tend to be better. Suddenly, 1/2 way through, Dolph becomes an Indianna Jones clone. During a rescue scene, when time is of the essence, he takes time to change clothes. The whole mine sequence reads like Steven Speilburg's rejects. The village scenes scream bogus as well. All these villagers have food and clothing, and running water and plumbing. And they're dumb enough to be playing football in the minefield just when "Our Hero" needs motivation. Overall, the film may have been made to advance a political agenda, but it failed. This is the lamest Dolph movie I've scene since... ever. The only one that comes close to being worse was the film where they actually stole footage from another Dolph movie! Using the Cranky scale (1-4 bombs, Dynamite, Nuke), This one is a dynamite!

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