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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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Malin Akerman chats about starring in Bang Bang Club, which is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Malin Akerman is pumped about tackling her upcoming turn as porn star Linda Lovelace in Inferno…a role that was originally intended for one Lindsay Lohan, who got dropped due to insurance issues.

“I’m really excited to the do the film,” Malin told me last night at the Tribeca Film Fest, where The Bang Bang Club (another one of her films) was premiering. “I think it’s gonna be an amazing journey.”

So how exactly has Malin been preparing to play the Deep Throat actress?

“I’ve been studying a lot about battered women and we all have that big question mark as to why they stay in the relationship and why they don’t leave and it’s so complex,” Malin, who’s also rocking red hair these days, explained. “I’ve been reading a lot on the internet…Google is a fantastic thing.”

Indeed.

Malin was joined last night by Bang Bang costars Ryan Phillippe and Taylor Kitcsh. The movie, about a quartet of photographers covering the final days of Apartheid in war-torn South Africa, seems particuarly relevant in light of this week’s death of Restrepo director Tim Hetherington and a fellow war photographer in Libya. The two were acknowledged in the film’s introduction.

The entire cast attended the afterparty at La Bottega sponsored by Cinema Society following the premiere, and although there was food at the soiree, Ryan apparently couldn’t wait until then to eat.

Before the movie began, he was spotted eating an ice cream bar from the theater’s concession stand.

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Behind every great man, there’s a great woman, right? Well, that’s certainly the case with the Bang Bang Club. While the real life photographer foursome risked their lives snapping images in the violent townships of South Africa at the end of Apartheid in the early 90s, photo editor Robin Comley held things together at the office, ensuring their work was seen and also just keeping them as level-headed as possible while working in the midst of such a devastating environment.

In the film version of the Bang Bang Club’s story, Malin Akerman assumes the role of Robin Comley. The film kicks off as Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe) is inducted into the group and hits the dirt alongside Kevin Carter, Joao Silva and Ken Oosterbroek (Taylor Kitsch, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Frank Rautenbach). Together they were seemingly unstoppable, dashing into the line of fire with no-fear attitudes and catching a slew of visually stimulating, some award winning, images. However, ultimately the danger and horror of the situation seeps in and the group is rattled emotionally and physically.

Akerman has revisited an old role in The Heartbreak Kid and brought a graphic novel character to life in Watchmen, but there’s really nothing like portraying a real person on the big screen. Akerman was fortunate enough not only to meet Robin Comley, but to shoot the film in the same exact location in which the real events took place. Just before the film’s Tribeca Film Festival debut, Akerman sat down to tell us all about her experience in South Africa, from working with Comley to diving into the local culture, shooting a particularly emotional scene in the film and much more. Hear it all for yourself in the video interview below.

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A trailer for “The Bang Bang Club” has just been released! You can check it out below.

Tribeca Film has snapped up U.S. rights to “The Bang Bang Club,” the drama based on the book about the lives of photojournalists covering the last days of Apartheid.

Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch are among the cast of the pic from writer-director Steven Silver. Movie bowed at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this year.

Distribution platform Tribeca Film is an arm of Tribeca Enterprises, which also operates the Tribeca Film Fest. Company aims to release “Bang Bang” theatrically, as well as via VOD and other platforms, in the second quarter of 2011.

“Bang Bang” is produced by Daniel Iron, Lance Samuels and Adam Friedlander for Foundry Films/Out of Africa. Distribution deal was negotiated by Adam Sloan and Randy Manis of Tribeca with Iron and Entertainment One’s Charlotte Mickie.

Tribeca Film was launched earlier this spring, in advance of the 2010 Tribeca fest. Pickups since have included “Road, Move” and “The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle.”

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