''Sweepers'' is a 1998 American-South African

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

directed by

Keoni Waxman Keoni Waxman (born June 30, 1968) is an American film director best known for his work with Steven Seagal since 2009 with the film '' The Keeper''. Filmography * '' I Shot a Man in Vegas'' (1995) * ''Countdown'' (1996) * ''Almost Blue'' (1996) * ...

and starring

Dolph Lundgren Hans Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957), better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist. His breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in '' Rocky IV'' as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, Lu ...

Claire Stansfield Claire Stansfield is a British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer and former model who is best known for her recurring role as Alti in several episodes of the TV series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and guest-starring roles on ''Cybill ...

and

Bruce Payne Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, film director and theatre director. Payne is best known for portraying villains, such as Charles Rane in '' Passenger 57'', Jacob Kell in '' Highlander: En ...

Plot

Christian Erickson (

) used to work as a leading demolition expert. As Erickson was working to disarm mines, his son was killed by one, and Erickson retired. He is called out of retirement to help Michelle Flynn (

) to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian

minesweeping Minesweeping is the practice of the removal of explosive naval mines, usually by a specially designed ship called a minesweeper using various measures to either capture or detonate the mines, but sometimes also with an aircraft made for that ...

operation in

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. Erickson subsequently discovers that new mines are being planted to kill people in the area.

Cast

as Christian Erickson *

as Michelle Flynn *

as Dr. Cecil Hopper *Sheldon Allen as Body Double/Stuntman * Ian Roberts as Yager *Fats Bookholane as Old Mo *Sifiso Maphanga as Arthur *Ross Preller as Jack Trask * Nick Boraine as Mitch *Cecil Carter as Ray Gunn *David Dukas as Sweeper #4 *Zukile Ggobose as Zukili *Philip Notununu as Mercenary #1 *Gabriel Mndaweni as Mercenary #2 *Frank Pereira as Mercenary #3 *Dave Ridley as Mercenary #4 *Frikkie Botes as Scientist in Lab *Jurgen Helberg as Scientist in lab

Reception

Critical response

Bryan Kristopowitz stated that ''Sweepers'' is a 'terrific action movie' which is 'filled with multiple explosions and copious amounts of gunplay' and is 'one of the star Lundgren’s best of the 1990s'. Another reviewer stated that ''Sweepers'' is 'graced with some beautiful location shooting, a great cast, a quality story with political implications and solid direction'. A different reviewer stated that the film is a 'hidden gem in the career of

'. In contrast, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter stated that the film was evidence the Lundgren's career had hit 'rock bottom'. A reviewer for ''Video Store Magazine'' stated that the film was 'pretty standard fare, with lots of gunfire and dialogue loaded with unintentional laughs'.

References

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* * * 1998 films 1990s English-language films English-language South African films Films shot in Angola Films set in Angola 1998 action films Films directed by Keoni Waxman Films produced by Elie Samaha South African action films American action films 1990s American films {{1990s-action-film-stub