On Dangerous Ground (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, On Dangerous Ground is an action, thriller and tv movie film directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, running about 165 minutes.

What it’s about. Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) 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.

Who’s in it. On Dangerous Ground stars Rob Lowe as Sean Dillon, Kenneth Cranham as Brig. Charles Ferguson, Deborah Moore as Hannah Bernstein and Jürgen Prochnow as Carl Morgan, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, On Dangerous Ground has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch On Dangerous Ground page.

If you liked it. Fans of On Dangerous Ground tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.