Sharlto Copley
Also Known As: Шарлто Копли, 沙尔托·科普雷, Шарлто Коплі, شارلتو کوپلی
Biography: Sharlto Copley (born November 27, 1973) is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar-nominated science fiction film District 9 and H. M. Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharlto Copley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
Birthday: November 27, 1973
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Gender: Male
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Seal Team
Overview: After his best friend is killed in a shark attack, Quinn, a lovable yet tenacious seal assembles a SEAL TEAM to fight back against a gang of sharks overtaking the neighborhood. But this merry band of international seals are not at all trained for such a mission. They seek the help of a much more skillful combatant, Claggart, but even his tricks and flips can’t whip these guys into shape. However, with a little bit of ingenuity, intelligence and a lot of heart, our SEAL TEAM may actually be able to bring peace back to their undersea community.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-28
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The A-Team
Overview: A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-09
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Desert Warrior
Overview: It’s 7th century, when Arabia is made up of rival, feuding tribes, disunited and forever at each other’s throats. Emperor Kisra has a fearsome reputation for being utterly ruthless. But when the Arabian Princess Hind refuses to become the emperor’s concubine, the stage is set for an epic confrontation. It is a battle that, by its conclusion, will have changed the region forever and echo throughout history. Escaping with her father, King Numan, into the vast and unforgiving desert, Hind is pursued by Kisra’s seasoned mercenary Jalabzeen and his bloodthirsty troops. Hind and her father are forced to entrust their safety to a mysterious bandit, whose fighting prowess is second to none. The bandit harbors his own secrets, which will play a large part in deciding the fate of the battle. Hind inspires the fractious tribes to come together for one last stand and unite against an army that outnumbers them and is far better equipped.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: en
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Alive in Joburg
Overview: A documentary-style short film about the arrival of an alien spaceship over Johannesburg, South Africa.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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District 9
Overview: Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-05
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Elysium
Overview: In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-07
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Oldboy
Overview: A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-14
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Maleficent
Overview: A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-28
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Boy Kills World
Overview: When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-24
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The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log
Overview: A documentary that discusses the making of the Oscar-nominated movie District 9 (2009).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-12
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Europa Report
Overview: A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-27
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Chappie
Overview: Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.
Genres: Crime Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-04
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Beast
Overview: A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Genres: Thriller Action Horror Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-11
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Open Grave
Overview: A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-13
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Wikus and Charlize
Overview: Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-01
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The Hollars
Overview: Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-25
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Hardcore Henry
Overview: Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore Henry takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-12
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Free Fire
Overview: Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-31
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ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Overview: South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated by NINJA & ¥O-LANDI'S daughter, 16 JONES.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-23
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Gringo
Overview: An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-08
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God: Serengeti
Overview: God presides over a prehistoric tribe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-06
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Oats Studios: Volume 1
Overview: A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South African film director Neill Blomkamp. Includes: Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, Kapture-Fluke, Cooking with Bill, Praetoria, God and Gdansk.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-30
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God: City
Overview: God presides over a modern metropolis.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-17
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The Last Days of American Crime
Overview: In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-05
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Ted K
Overview: The True Story of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, who wants to destroy modern technology to create a world for himself in the Montana wilderness.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-29
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Monkey Man
Overview: Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-03
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