Tribeca Films have acquired the US distribution rights to The Bang Bang Club, an upcoming drama film loosely based on the lives of photojournalists documenting the last days of the South African apartheid.

The Bang Bang Club was written and directed by Steven Silver and stars Ryan Phillipe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch and Neels Van Jaarsveld.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 to mainly positive reviews.

Tribeca Films aim to release The Bang Bang Club in mid-2011.

The Wrap reported this.