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Zulu (2013)

Where Zulu says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Cape Town thriller whose best-known scenes name their places, but almost never say where they were filmed

Scenes and places

The body in the Botanical Gardens

Ali and Brian are called to a murder: a young woman, Nicole Weiss, is found dead in the Botanical Gardens. The case drags both detectives into a conspiracy far bigger than one killing.

Set in Cape Town Botanical Gardens — The detectives are called to a garden where a young woman has been found dead.

A garden in Cape Town named only in the plot summary; the exact park is not given.

The night fight and the dancer

Ali breaks up a brutal fight between two boys and finds a new drug on them. A lead then takes him to a dancer, Zina, who points him to the victim's boyfriend.

Set in Cape Town at night — Ali comes across two boys fighting violently, carrying a new form of the drug tik; he then questions a dancer named Zina. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Story coordinate is the city centre only; the film names no street.

Filmed at Cape Town city centre — Filming took place in the city centre, among other parts of Cape Town; which scene was shot where is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The ambush at Muizenberg Beach

Tracing Nicole's phone leads Ali, Brian and Dan to a seaside beach. A gang attacks them there, and the case stops being routine.

Set in Muizenberg Beach — Tracing the victim's phone, the detectives canvass the beach and are attacked by a gang. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A beach on False Bay south of Cape Town; coordinate from Wikidata for Muizenberg.

The raid on Cat's place

Ali is assigned to look into Cat, a crime lord linked to the gang. Cat denies everything, but the trail shows his drug is the thread running through the case.

Set in Cat's venue, a Cape Town township — Ali questions the crime lord Cat, who denies knowing anything about the attack. Coordinate is the Cape Flats area only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Setting is a township venue per the German-language article; the English article does not locate it.

Filmed at Cape Flats — Township areas of the Cape Flats are among the listed filming areas; the exact street is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Inside the DPS headquarters

Without police backing, Brian slips into the base of the private militia DPS. He spots the vehicle seen at the beach attack and learns who is really behind it.

Set in DPS headquarters — Brian infiltrates the headquarters of a private security militia.

A private militia compound; the film names no real location.

The Namib Desert

The case follows the culprits out of the city into the Namib Desert. Ali and Brian arrive at a remote headquarters, where the final confrontation plays out.

Set in Namib Desert, Namibia — The hunt moves to Namibia and a headquarters in the desert. Coordinate is the Namib Desert as a whole. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A coastal desert in Namibia; filming country is stated, the exact site is not.

Filmed at Namibia — The German-language article says filming also took place in Namibia; no exact spot is given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Ali Sokhela — A Cape Town homicide detective who survived a brutal childhood during apartheid.
• Brian Epkeen — His partner, a hard-drinking detective whose family life is falling apart.