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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include the coming of age films ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him 'Best Director', 'Best Editor', and 'Best Screenwriter' at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.

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'''Donovan Marsh''' Donovan Marsh is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include the coming of age films ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him 'Best Director', 'Best Editor', and 'Best Screenwriter' at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.


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* BadassBeard: The leader of a group of Navy SEALs (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.

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* BadassBeard: The leader of a group of [[UsefulNotes/NavySeals Navy SEALs SEALs]] (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.



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* PreventTheWar: ''Film/HunterKiller'' ''Hunter Killer'' could basically be called ''Prevent The War: TheMovie.''



* RealitySubtext: The highly deteriorating relations between the Russia and U.S. during the 2000s and 2010s form the backdrop to ''Film/HunterKiller''.
* RenegadeRussian: The Russian villains of ''Film/HunterKiller'' aren't just acting outside of the Kremlin's authority (as in many [[Film/JamesBond ''James Bond'' movies]]). The bad guys actively murder and hold hostage the civilian leadership and their people.
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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include the coming of age films ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him the Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Screenwriter citations at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.

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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include the coming of age films ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him the Best Director, Best Editor, 'Best Director', 'Best Editor', and Best Screenwriter citations 'Best Screenwriter' at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.



* BadassBeard: The leader of the Navy seals (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.

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* BadassBeard: The leader of the a group of Navy seals SEALs (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.



* BasedOnATrueStory: ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'' is about the life story of South African figure Bernhard Baatjies. A former gangster who 'rose from rags to riches' before successfully going legitimate, becoming a lucky business entrepreneur, Baatjies co-wrote the project.

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* BasedOnATrueStory: ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'' is about the life story of South African figure Bernhard Baatjies. A former gangster who 'rose [[RagsToRiches rose from rags 'rags to riches' riches']] before successfully going legitimate, becoming a lucky business entrepreneur, Baatjies co-wrote the project.


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* RagsToRiches: A key theme of ''Dollar$ + White Pipes''.
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* RealitySubtext: The highly deteriorating relations between the Russia and U.S. during the 2000s and 2010s form the backdrop to ''Film/HunterKiller''.
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* Badass Beard: The leader of the Navy seals (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.
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* Badass Beard: BadassBeard: The leader of the Navy seals (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.
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* Badass Beard: The leader of the Navy seals (played by Creator/TobyStephens) sports one in ''Film/HunterKiller''.
* Badass Mustache: Sported by said leader as well.



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** "Five years ago a man I didn’t know sat down next to me and told me his life story. For two hours he enthralled me. I told him I was going to make it into a movie. He laughed." - ''Marsh''

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** "Five years ago ago, a man I didn’t know sat down next to me and told me his life story. For two hours he enthralled me. I told him I was going to make it into a movie. He laughed." - ''Marsh''


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* PreventTheWar: ''Film/HunterKiller'' could basically be called ''Prevent The War: TheMovie.''

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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him the Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Screenwriter citations at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.

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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include the coming of age films ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.'' ''Avenged'' won him the Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Screenwriter citations at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.



* BasedOnATrueStory: ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'' is about the life story of Bernhard Baatjies, a former gangster who 'rose from rags to riches' and successfully went legitimate (becoming a business entrepreneur), and Baatjies co-wrote the film.

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* BasedOnATrueStory: ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'' is about the life story of South African figure Bernhard Baatjies, a Baatjies. A former gangster who 'rose from rags to riches' and before successfully went legitimate (becoming going legitimate, becoming a lucky business entrepreneur), and entrepreneur, Baatjies co-wrote the film.project.
**"Five years ago a man I didn’t know sat down next to me and told me his life story. For two hours he enthralled me. I told him I was going to make it into a movie. He laughed." - ''Marsh''

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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.''

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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.''
'' ''Avenged'' won him the Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Screenwriter citations at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015.



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* BasedOnATrueStory: ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'' is about the life story of Bernhard Baatjies, a former gangster who 'rose from rags to riches' and successfully went legitimate (becoming a business entrepreneur), and Baatjies co-wrote the film.
* BecomingTheMask: ''Avenged'' features an undercover cop that infiltrates a heist gang and decides to participate in a one-off score rather than busting the criminals, triggering the film's events.


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* NamesToRunAwayFrom: Spud's grandmother is known as "Wombat".
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'''Donovan Marsh''' is a film director, editor, and screenwriter who was born in the town of Johannesburg in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica. Movies that he's directed include ''Spud'' and ''Spud 2'' as well as 2005's ''Dollar$ + White Pipes'', 2013's ''Avenged'', and 2018's ''Film/HunterKiller.''

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*DysfunctionalFamily: Poor John "Spud" Milton has quite the home life.
*ProtagonistTitle: Both ''Spud'' films.
*RenegadeRussian: The Russian villains of ''Film/HunterKiller'' aren't just acting outside of the Kremlin's authority (as in many [[Film/JamesBond ''James Bond'' movies]]). The bad guys actively murder and hold hostage the civilian leadership and their people.
*WorldWarIII: This is what multiple characters work to prevent in said movie.
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