'Bang Bang Club' Star Malin Akerman Talks Photographers' Deaths In Libya

'It is incredible how relevant ... this film is to what is going on in Libya,' she tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

MTV News' Josh Horowitz and Malin Akerman
Photo: MTV News

Given the recent deaths of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were killed while covering the battles between rebels and Libyan government forces, the subject matter of the new film "The Bang Bang Club" could not be more timely.

The film revolves around the real-life story of four combat photographers who risked their lives to capture the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post-apartheid South Africa in the early '90s.

MTV News recently spoke to co-star Malin Akerman about the incredible circumstances now surrounding the film.

"It's crazy. No matter what, whether it be now or two years ago, the untimely death of Tim Hetherington and Chris [Hondros] is sad and really awful and incredible that it happened as this movie is coming out," she said, adding the fact that no matter where we are in time, there are always civil and religious wars raging in the world.

"It's never the wrong moment to shed light on it," Akerman said. "It is incredible how relevant ... this film is to what is going on in Libya. I hope people come out of this film and go, 'All right, let's look overseas and see what's happening and see what we can do.' "

Speaking to what motivates this specific "breed" of journalists to consistently put themselves in harm's way, Akerman said that it's not just about capturing unforgettable events on film, but also about the adrenaline rush.

"They're crazy. They really are adrenaline junkies," she said. "I just saw Greg Marinovich, who is one of the photographers [who inspired the film], and he walks around at all times with two cameras. ... He never leaves home without his cameras. It's a limb for them, it's an extension of their bodies, it's what they live for."

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662488/malin-akerman-bang-bang-club-libya-deaths.jhtml

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