In My Country

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In My Country

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In My Country

Aletta Bezuidenhout, Brendan Gleeson, Harriet Manamela, Juliette Binoche, Langley Kirkwood

Langston Whitfield is a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in which the perpetrators of murder an...( read more  read more... )d torture on both sides during the Apartheid era are invited to come forward and confront their victims. Telling the unvarnished truth and expressing contrition may grant them granted amnesty. Can the deep wounds of Apartheid be healed through reconciliation? Langston is deeply skeptical. He tracks down Col. De Jager, the most notorious torturer in the SA Police and tries to penetrate the mind of a monster, an experience that obliges him to confront his own demons. Anna Malan, is an Afrikaans poet who is covering the hearings for radio. As a white South African she is shattered by the accounts of the cruelty and depravity committed by her fellow countrymen. Anna and Langston must both question their sense of identity. Where do they each belong? How responsible are they for what is done in the name of their respective countries? The moving testimony of the victims affects them deeply. In different ways they are both estranged from their families, and their shared experience draws them ever closer to each other. It is a story charting the unfathomable depths of human cruelty and the redeeming power of forgiveness and love.

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  • rsfunny
    July 11, 2009
    rsfunny
    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
  • SarahTheMovieLover
    February 22, 2009
    SarahTheMovieLover
    Heartfelt 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.
  • shawnmiller2
    January 16, 2009
    shawnmiller2
    Okay movie...not as good as Cry Freedom or some of the other Apartheid based plot movies...
  • mineaarkiomaa
    December 8, 2008
    mineaarkiomaa
    it's good if one likes africa and is interested in history....
  • skbreese
    November 29, 2008
    skbreese
    Moving drama about the truth and reconciliations in the aftermath of the Apartheid wars in South Africa. Great lead performanmce by Binoche and Jackson
  • joel891
    June 23, 2008
    joel891
    A very educational film.
  • SaintFrancisofAssisi
    June 5, 2008
    SaintFrancisofAssisi
    Not interested in watching
  • MECreviews
    April 4, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie was ok...
  • Elinix
    August 14, 2007
    Elinix
    I 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)esting characters make this a movie to remember, my only problem is the unnecessary lovestory crammed in there ala Hollywood. But aside from that it tells a story of a time not so long ago, and that is mportant to me.
  • hopeenb
    July 28, 2007
    hopeenb
    very good one!!!
    true story film! just great
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