July 11, 2009
Its a very sad but a good movie. Its not biased, which is very hard to do in a movie with such a sensitive topic
Aletta Bezuidenhout, Brendan Gleeson, Harriet Manamela
In this drama, &NFi;Washington Post&NFi_; journalist Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) heads to South Africa to cover the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings and ends up f...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005
Stats: 119 reviews
Flixster Reviews (119)
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February 22, 2009Heartfelt story about apartied and amnesty. There were parts of this that were so moving to watch. However as a whole the movie lacked strength for me. It faded a lot. There would be a moment of feeling or inspiration then it would fade again. Not horrible but not great either.
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January 16, 2009Okay movie...not as good as Cry Freedom or some of the other Apartheid based plot movies...
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November 29, 2008Moving drama about the truth and reconciliations in the aftermath of the Apartheid wars in South Africa. Great lead performanmce by Binoche and Jackson
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August 14, 2007I would like to use the phrase "intorable cruelty" here. A strong film about the unbelievable things people can do to each other, and more importantly the even more unbelievable forgiveness the new rulers of South Africa displayed when dealing with the old apartheid-regime. Inter...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
April 1, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
March 18, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The film, an international co-production about the aftermath of South African apartheid, has won peace awards and comes with a thumbs up from Nelson Mandela himself, none of which make its contrivance... full review
March 11, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
See In My Country anyway, because it's doubtful we'll get another movie too soon that raises the issue of vengeance versus forgiveness -- and endorses the latter in the name of a nation's spiritual we... full review
March 11, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The picture hums with a falsely optimistic Kumbaya vibe, such that its mildness is almost an affront. full review
March 11, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The film is thoughtful entertainment, not medicine. full review
March 9, 2005
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com
the kind of well-intentioned, but wholly unsuccessful, misfire that makes one desperately pine for a thorough documentary on its real-life subject full review
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June 9, 2008Brilliant. Here in the wake of Hotel Rwanda,comes "In My Country",another grim chapter of the brutal apartheid regime in South Africa. Directed by John Boorman(Deliverance,The Emerald Forest,Excalibur)
this magnificient film stars Juliette Binoche
(Oscar winner-Best Actress for The English Patient), and Samuel L. Jackson(Best Supporting Actor,nominated for Pulp Fiction).
A riveting story about the violent uprising in South Africa. Not one of the best of Samuel L. Jackson's Greatest Hits,but it is worth seeing. -
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