Gangster Project: Inside Cape Flats’ Deadliest Gangs & Drug Dens (Full Documentary)

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • #capetowngangs, #gangsterlife, #documentary
    In Gangster Project, a white filmmaker goes on a journey to film and document the lives of real street gangs and their drug dens within the Cape Flats area. Accompanied by his cameraman, he embarks on a quest to uncover a compelling story for his film. After an extensive search, he stumbles upon a notorious gang and dives deep into their everyday existence. What initially appears to be a lighthearted cinematic venture quickly takes a darker turn, as the brutal realities of life in Cape Flats streets confront his assumptions, blurring the boundaries between documentary filmmaking and Danger. This film project transforms into a gripping and unsettling exploration of the complexities of gang culture.
    This documentary is based on a true story and the events captured are from a real life experience.
    Full documentary:
    • Gangster Project | Teb...

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  • @bobbyborisov2332
    @bobbyborisov2332 2 місяці тому +58

    Well done man, you have done a great job and awesome documentary

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +6

      Thanks a lot man. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Appreciate you. straight from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @emgeeveesayne
    @emgeeveesayne 2 місяці тому +29

    Bro i been looking for documentary for ten and more years😳

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +7

      Wow I'm glad you found this video and channel. Thanks for watching. PS I checked out one of your music videos its quite good. Keep grinding👌

    • @emgeeveesayne
      @emgeeveesayne 2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much man😊, That means a lot

  • @dailinscullard7731
    @dailinscullard7731 2 місяці тому +23

    Not gonna even start sugar coating, this is really good - job well done my guy. It takes alot to not only want to do it, but see it through.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +3

      This is so true man. No sugar coating and it definitely takes a lot thanks.

  • @alainredcliffe5286
    @alainredcliffe5286 2 місяці тому +11

    Growing up in PE’s Northern Areas was no different from your experiences in your great documentary ! 👏🏽🙏🏽

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      Must have been a rough time and yet little has changed. Thanks for watching🙏

    • @LuyandaMangxaba
      @LuyandaMangxaba 2 місяці тому

      @@alainredcliffe5286 Schauderville? Gelvan? Katanga?

    • @tapiwachiguvare2605
      @tapiwachiguvare2605 Місяць тому

      @@ZAMedia_Entertainment PE is becoming worse

  • @ilovemusicmauricelouw8058
    @ilovemusicmauricelouw8058 2 місяці тому +5

    You did an amazing job with this Documentary 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🌍🌍🌍🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      Appreciated. Thanks For Watching and glad you enjoyed it. 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🌍🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

  • @morefifacollege8971
    @morefifacollege8971 2 місяці тому +10

    Nice to see you doing this!
    You the South African Slim Shady no fear❤....

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, I'm just trying to bring awareness to the communities and people of the Cape Flats.

  • @Siveisanoob
    @Siveisanoob Місяць тому +8

    Imagine asking who’s gonna die 1st and imagine getting a answer to that question. What a sad life they live.

  • @matthewkeaneone
    @matthewkeaneone Місяць тому +1

    That was dope bro. Good job

  • @DJHamma_za
    @DJHamma_za 2 місяці тому +25

    i used to walk those streets... bontas, lentegeur, Eastridge, tafelsig, and more...but it wasn't that dangerous back then. We walked everywhere and hardly encountered life-threatening moments. Things just turned horrible overnight when guns and drugs became prevalent in the ghetto. I feel sad seeing how these brothers are trapped in that endless cycle.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes I heard a few older people saying the same thing, back then it was much safer and you could walk outside and play how you wanted. Its sad how times have changed and how this cycle continues within these communities.

    • @CarmenVanreenen-t4b
      @CarmenVanreenen-t4b 2 місяці тому +1

      @DJHamma_za me too westridge athlone bokmakerrie kewtown towncentre but for the past 20 years ots been uk london 20 on the cape flats

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +2

      @@CarmenVanreenen-t4b Yes i have also been to most of these areas and nothing is the same as it once was

    • @bradrockl8330
      @bradrockl8330 2 місяці тому

      Bboys use to break in these areas and produce the best dancers

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@bradrockl8330 some of the most talented comes from these neighborhoods

  • @yazeedviljoen6153
    @yazeedviljoen6153 2 місяці тому +4

    Good content...Raw and real👏👏👏

  • @FGV_Gravity
    @FGV_Gravity Місяць тому +15

    As a coloured person. I feel very ashamed by how these people live. They want this life, you were brave going in that place because I could never.

  • @meyer_of_durban9827
    @meyer_of_durban9827 2 місяці тому +6

    What a fantastic documentary 👏

  • @heathermbambeni529
    @heathermbambeni529 2 місяці тому +9

    22:10 That joke got me, yeer i couldn't breathe 😂

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +2

      That joke literally made my heart beat so fast when i first saw it😂

  • @beatzbyEL
    @beatzbyEL 2 місяці тому +10

    God protect our kids🙏 these gangs wont think twice about hurting an innocent being.

    • @mostvaluable1197
      @mostvaluable1197 2 місяці тому

      Another documentary with a hidden agenda..why didn't these journalist go to Khayelitsha where mass shootings everyday...why do they make sure to skip every African township??

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      So True they had a choice and chose that path. Thanks for watching

  • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
    @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +6

    🌍 Gangster Project is an eye-opening and intense documentary that takes you deep into the heart of Cape Town's dangerous gang culture. Directed by Teboho Edkins, it follows a young filmmaker who sets out to capture the real lives of gangsters, only to find himself trapped in a world far more dangerous than he expected. A must-watch for those interested in gritty, real-world stories. 🎬 #GangsterProject #CapeFlats #TebohoEdkins

    • @tebogomothibeli5048
      @tebogomothibeli5048 2 місяці тому

      @@ZAMedia_Entertainment
      Who's actually Teboho??

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@tebogomothibeli5048 Teboho is the white guy in the Documentary, the main character in this film. He grew up in Lesotho.

    • @PapaB911
      @PapaB911 2 місяці тому

      @@ZAMedia_Entertainment what's your next project?...

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@PapaB911 If you're subscribed to the channel then you might see the next project. I hope you enjoyed this video

    • @PapaB911
      @PapaB911 2 місяці тому

      ​@ZAMedia_Entertainment I did thanks...I'm based in s.a...have a colourful past so can relate...

  • @ice180
    @ice180 5 днів тому

    in what year was this documentary shot?

  • @stoffelsx7506
    @stoffelsx7506 2 місяці тому +1

    Amazing film.
    When was this documentary shot, doesn't look like its recent?

  • @4qmilli
    @4qmilli 2 місяці тому +5

    I was a kid when I saw this. Rest in peace brave soul 😢

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +4

      Yeah most of these gangsters are either in Jail or Dead by now. Thanks for watching

  • @chxbbymenace
    @chxbbymenace Місяць тому +1

    Thurston is a great guy, very humble and always has a good presence

  • @joscelynbeukes367
    @joscelynbeukes367 Місяць тому

    Even though this is not TV, its on UA-cam, enough to put him at risk, I pray this guy is safe

  • @neomkatini4090
    @neomkatini4090 2 місяці тому +2

    really great work man!

  • @muhammadsani9956
    @muhammadsani9956 Місяць тому +1

    What year was this shot looks old

  • @luqmaandavids794
    @luqmaandavids794 2 місяці тому +4

    I grew up in bonteheuwel. In the 80's and early 90's there used to be a group made up of community members called pagad. Everything used to be under control until the new government banned pagad.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      Yes i believe most community members knew the Pagad group.

    • @patama6694-t5b
      @patama6694-t5b 2 місяці тому

      new government banned Pagad ?, did Pagad exist during apartheid ?

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@patama6694-t5b Yes Pagad was formed in 1996 and apartheid only ended somewhere between 1990 - 1994

    • @patama6694-t5b
      @patama6694-t5b 2 місяці тому +2

      @@ZAMedia_Entertainment Apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994, and you say YES Pagad existed during apartheid because it was formed in 1996 ??

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@patama6694-t5b They existed yes but a minor group was formed before spreading out and becoming more. I don't know too much about their background but some of them are living within our communities but choose to remain anonymous that's why they always wear face masks or hide their identity.

  • @ChrisGutierrez-d8y
    @ChrisGutierrez-d8y 2 місяці тому +4

    15:01 real life vampire 😂😂😂😂 stop smoking them drugs

  • @thasvirsingh6338
    @thasvirsingh6338 Місяць тому +1

    Part 2😮

  • @SidwellCarelse
    @SidwellCarelse 27 днів тому +1

    Bro was only worried about his film when jackals went to jail

  • @JD73467
    @JD73467 2 місяці тому +7

    10:50 wow! Thats just evil man

  • @astro_steph
    @astro_steph 2 місяці тому +5

    victims of systemic violence perpetuated by spatial apartheid.

  • @monicakieck7501
    @monicakieck7501 8 днів тому +1

    Why don't the communities stand together and stop this violence? Think of the children; do you want children to grow up with violence; drugs; prostitution; guns; etc? Vote DA so that the corrupt police force can be removed from the Anc mafia organisation; it's just sad😢😢😢😢I don't know this lifestyle; have never seen drugs; have no interest; get your morals; dignity; values and culture back; put on the armour of God❤

  • @goldeng1017
    @goldeng1017 2 місяці тому +10

    is that Nafiz Modack??😳 15:29

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +3

      😳😳😳.. Bro You definitely onto something here.. It looks just like him when he was a bit younger and his known for being one of Cape Town's underworld kingpins and tied to gangs. Never saw it that way until you mentioned it😳

    • @Rich_man_in_babylon
      @Rich_man_in_babylon 2 місяці тому +5

      I saw that!!!!! it is him Iyohh Nafiz Modak graduated in this gangstar BS

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +2

      @@Rich_man_in_babylon It definitely looks like him I'm not gonna lie..😏

    • @waleedsulaiman651
      @waleedsulaiman651 2 місяці тому +3

      it's not him. Nafiz does not know that side of 'gangsterism'....

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@waleedsulaiman651 True, after some research I've found that his real name is actually Nasheed, which is very close to Nafiz. Still makes me wonder

  • @naeemalewis14
    @naeemalewis14 2 місяці тому +3

    😂😂😂😂2:01 he said in a nice way, in afrikaans... my k*k vra ni!😂😂😂😂

  • @jarredjackson6883
    @jarredjackson6883 2 місяці тому

    What year was this filmed

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      It was pre released 2 years ago but could've been filmed a while back

    • @jarredjackson6883
      @jarredjackson6883 2 місяці тому

      Just found initial release 12 years ago😅

  • @joellarsson9486
    @joellarsson9486 2 місяці тому

    Where are the full video?

  • @GOODSOUNDinc
    @GOODSOUNDinc 22 дні тому

    😅😅 just casually talking about who’s gonna die 😭😭😭 6:01

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  21 день тому

      Yeah he said it like its a normal thing to happen.. like who's about to die first

  • @muhammadtaahirhendricks5988
    @muhammadtaahirhendricks5988 Місяць тому

    Lol man's getting confession over here 😅😂

  • @BaronMaron-g2j
    @BaronMaron-g2j 2 місяці тому

    Whats the name of the film maker and from what year is this???

  • @morefifacollege8971
    @morefifacollege8971 2 місяці тому +2

    I wish I was staying near a Neighbour Hood like that, I was going to start a small program to keep these kids and future young generation out of gangs etc.
    Start a soccer club, boxing or something positive, hike in nature, teach them chess, get them into games, maybe open up a small gaming centre, open up a free learning centre on how the brain works, memory, on meta learning that is the science of learning how to learn, which the brain Coach Jim Kwik teaches...
    Lol but I am one man lol with all these ideas....
    My parents and the people I personally know, aren't interested in these things.
    But keep up your great work❤...

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      It`s really inspiring to hear that you want to help the youth and steer them away from gangs and negative influences.
      Neighborhoods struggling with gangs and drug dens often need dedicated individuals like you who want to make a positive difference.

    • @sipelelesopitshi6753
      @sipelelesopitshi6753 2 місяці тому +3

      you will get unalived just for thinking positively bro

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      @@sipelelesopitshi6753 Thats deep but hey its true you think you do something positive then you end up 6 feet under or become a target

  • @boiketlokhoali137
    @boiketlokhoali137 Місяць тому +1

    Those guys that he was pointing saying they going to die actually died and some of the others the too

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  Місяць тому

      Truth be told

    • @rassivuyile
      @rassivuyile 29 днів тому

      This is so sad. I was intending to ask how many ( and which ) of these brothers actually died or are in prison... this is soo sad. Steve Biko wrote in the 1970s that "Township life alone makes it a miracle for anyone to live up to adulthood." Sadly we this is happening post 1994.. we need systemic and systematic interventions to change this situation and even African townships are just like that.. like Steve Biko said it " we are on our own ".. it is going to take communities to change this situation.

  • @freds4404
    @freds4404 20 днів тому

    Elite Squad 2007 Movie. That's how you deal with the problems

  • @KRSRK
    @KRSRK Місяць тому +1

    I dunno, my people dont have to live this way , it seriously pisses me off. 30 years later ?
    Nah man.

  • @mohaimen737
    @mohaimen737 Місяць тому

    What happen to Thurston, did he shot dead?

  • @JasmineSamuels-u8d
    @JasmineSamuels-u8d 2 місяці тому +2

    I swear i rememeber you sitting by the fire with the guys. You were influenced to smoke ganja pipe and threw up. 😅

  • @amahlemvunyiswa7264
    @amahlemvunyiswa7264 2 місяці тому +1

    Guys is Thurston still alive😭

  • @LukeDonnelly-n6o
    @LukeDonnelly-n6o 2 місяці тому +2

    Hard men in groups😄

  • @eliatoshaluka4874
    @eliatoshaluka4874 2 місяці тому +2

    his dream is to become a nun

  • @FranPfaff
    @FranPfaff 23 дні тому

    So I'm a few minutes in and to the filmmaker, you haven't protected this man as he requested. You could have blurred the face and voice. Why? Lack of safeguarding. I'm off

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  23 дні тому

      Thanks for your concerns, there was a contract made during the filming of this documentary.

  • @mcshorts7520
    @mcshorts7520 2 місяці тому

    When was this recorded

  • @william11870
    @william11870 2 місяці тому +4

    Die kak is al boring gangsterism is getting boring

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      True but many innocent lives are being lost because of gangsterism and we are here to make our community aware and not hide the reality of life on the Cape Flats.

  • @kgotsomatjila9818
    @kgotsomatjila9818 2 місяці тому

    Spoiler alert, the filmmaker takes over from Jakals as the new gang leader

  • @InjulaSamson
    @InjulaSamson 2 місяці тому

    15:33 that must be Nafiz Modack

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +2

      So i found out his real name is actually Nasheed, but its very close to Nafiz so it still makes me wonder if that was him during his younger days on the streets..

    • @MicheCloete-u2u
      @MicheCloete-u2u 2 місяці тому

      @@InjulaSamson it looks like him!

  • @TheUsworldwide
    @TheUsworldwide Місяць тому

    I'm 3min in and just paused to say THURSTON SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS I HOPE HE'S STILL ALIVE!

  • @Rich_man_in_babylon
    @Rich_man_in_babylon 2 місяці тому

    when was this doc documented???

    • @kyleseptember2842
      @kyleseptember2842 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Rich_man_in_babylon early 2000's

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +2

      If you notice the type of cars and surrounding areas within this video then you'd be able to tell.

  • @GABRAN47
    @GABRAN47 2 місяці тому

    @10:24 that grewup and killed him years later..

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      No way right?, because i heard of a similar incident that happened in Eastridge, but could be a different case.

  • @joshuamiller170
    @joshuamiller170 2 місяці тому

    Its not the full one

  • @CeeLowkey
    @CeeLowkey 2 місяці тому +5

    This is nothing compared to the US and Mexico and El Salvador

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +12

      True, but we cant compare Cape Flats gangs to US and Mexico Cartels. That's 2 different worlds

    • @LouisLopez-v9n
      @LouisLopez-v9n 2 місяці тому +1

      Brasil.. definitely takes the cake. Their favelas are ACTIVE.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +3

      @@LouisLopez-v9n This is only one small side of South Africa based in Cape Town suburbs. There are more dangerous provinces such as Johannesburg, Durban and KZN. This is just the tip of the ice berg

    • @Teddysurrey541
      @Teddysurrey541 2 місяці тому

      Cape flats have a higher crime and murder rate than anywhere in the USA

    • @leerambo1579
      @leerambo1579 2 місяці тому

      Are you suggesting the the US is more dangerous than South Africa? If so that’s got to be one of the most ignorant statements ever on UA-cam comment section history.
      South Africa average 52 murders per day with a population of 64 million people.
      America average 47 murders per day with a population of 331 million.
      Even with raw numbers America doesn’t beat South Africa. Now break it down to pre capita and South Africa makes America look like Disneyland.

  • @asakhan582
    @asakhan582 2 місяці тому

    7o and 80 you could walk all over day or night no such thing like shooting there were too many soccer and netball clubs in all the townships Saturdays Sundays was sports weekends or concerts some people go to parties but no gangsters fighting school was a pleasure to attend with clever pupils and good sport men and woman the old days wasn't all that bad those were good old days safer then now

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      True its sad to see how times have changed, during this period so many youngsters are dying because of this violence and most of them are innocent indivuals

  • @Dino-vo9ro
    @Dino-vo9ro 2 місяці тому +2

    I grew up in Bonteheuwel. Gangs also tried to recruit me like most of my friends. These are pussy men. My parents made life for us. The community is everything without these monsters.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +5

      That's really interesting, yeah once you join a gang its either Death or Jail, no way out.

  • @pejamaurovisagie9489
    @pejamaurovisagie9489 2 місяці тому

    The voice-over translations are a bit off-putting.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, it can be if you understand the language.. there are some of us who dont understand Afrikaans..

  • @nazzy_king_gee
    @nazzy_king_gee 2 місяці тому

    4:50

  • @bradrockl8330
    @bradrockl8330 2 місяці тому

    I see most of this was filmed in Bonteheuwel some of these dudes been dead for years now

  • @Alex-bd4ov
    @Alex-bd4ov Місяць тому

    The gangs used you. Jackels isn't in jail man.

  • @RayleneBussack-j4z
    @RayleneBussack-j4z Місяць тому

    There was no need for the voice over🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @Billie0728
      @Billie0728 Місяць тому

      @@RayleneBussack-j4z There are some people who don't understand Afrikaans so I think it was necessary and very informative.

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  Місяць тому

      Thanks so much for this i was about to say not everyone understands Afrikaans

  • @mobaysparta7476
    @mobaysparta7476 Місяць тому

    My dream is to become a nun 🤣

  • @naeemalewis14
    @naeemalewis14 2 місяці тому +3

    The english talking so annoying when you understand the language... subtitles wouldv been less disturbing

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +3

      Thanks but Well not all people understand Afrikaans or the type of language these gangs use..

  • @jasoncleo
    @jasoncleo Місяць тому

    Is this gangsters still alive?

  • @mishecknkonzo4805
    @mishecknkonzo4805 Місяць тому

    Useless country Useless law everything is nonsense in south africa

  • @johnjameseko6008
    @johnjameseko6008 2 місяці тому +1

    What's with their front teeth

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      It's a coloured Culture thing, also called the passion gap "Cape Flats Smile"

    • @LukeDonnelly-n6o
      @LukeDonnelly-n6o 2 місяці тому +1

      @@ZAMedia_Entertainment no, it's from smoking drugs and having 7 sugars in their coffee🤣

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому +1

      @@LukeDonnelly-n6o 🤣🤣🤣 Could also be the reason

  • @andrenigelvanwyk
    @andrenigelvanwyk 2 місяці тому

    THIS GUYS FOR SURE ARE DEAD ALREADY AND PROPS TO MUM .

    • @ZAMedia_Entertainment
      @ZAMedia_Entertainment  2 місяці тому

      PROPS TO MOM AND SURE ONLY A HANDFUL SURVIVED AND OTHERS CAUGHT UP IN PRISON..

  • @user-protime47eastside
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    Sh!ts real