Harold crosses the border
AN ACTION-PACKED COMEDY FOR THE FELLOWS ‘In the search for a man, the gorilla will become the bear.’
Misguided by his father’s teachings on work ethics, marriage and money, Nigeria-born Harold Soyinka, played by Academy Award-winner David Oyelowo, is an operational manager for an American pharmaceutical company which is about to launch a revolutionary pill involving the use of medical marijuana.
Determined to make a success of the position given to him by his trusted friend and boss Richard Rusk (played by Joel Edgerton), alongside the ballsy yet low self-esteemed Elaine Markinson, played by South Africa-born actress and producer Charlize Theron, Harold gets wind of a rumour which leaves him feeling unsettled with regards to his future.
Uninformed of what is to happen to his career, naïve Harold joins his bosses on a work trip to their plant in Mexico where he needs to make sense of one riddle after another, each involving a gorilla and a bear.
He then discovers that his wife, played by Thandi Newton, has been having an affair and is filing for divorce.
To survive, confused Harold conjures up a plan to kidnap himself and claim a ransom from his company. Little does he know that a bounty has been placed on his head by the Mexican drug cartel and that his imagination is soon to become reality.
The film takes on a comedic persona before diving head first into a car chasing, gun popping, bullet flying action film. With each jaw-dropping scene, the viewer can look forward to helping poor old Harold fill in the blanks regarding his sham of a life.
Directed by Australia-born filmmaker and stuntman Nash Edgerton, Gringo is the perfect film for the fellows to enjoy on a night out before getting into mischief. The comedic humour will have you all in stitches.
An interesting fact is that 80% of the cast is actors who are non-American like Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Thandi Newton, Sharlto Copley as well as the director himself. In fact, two of the lead characters are South African.
In the United States and Canada, Gringo was released alongside The Hurricane Heist, The Strangers: Prey at Night and A Action-packed comedy 110 minutes March 16, 2018 Wrinkle in Time, and is projected to gross around $5 million from 2 404 theatres in its opening weekend. However, after making just $997 000 on its first day, weekend estimates were lowered to $3 million.
On May 12, 2014, Charlize Theron joined the cast of the film. On December 10, 2015, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried and Joel Edgerton joined the cast. On March 11, 2016, Thandie Newton, Kenneth Choi, Harry Treadaway, Michael Angarano and Yul Vazquez joined the cast of the film.
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