Hijack Stories

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Hijack Stories
Directed by Oliver Schmitz
Written by Oliver Schmitz
Lesego Rampolokeng
Produced by Philippe Guez
Christoph Hahnheiser
Starring Tony Kgoroge
CinematographyMichel Amathieu
Edited byOliver Schmitz
Derek Trigg
Music by Martin Todsharow
Release date
  • 10 September 2000 (2000-09-10)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Hijack Stories is a 2000 South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Hijack Stories". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.