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In My Country [2005]
from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
starring Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane
directed by John Boorman

Features:

• Anamorphic
• Dubbed
• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

• In My Country is A Disappointment
  This film illustrates how having a cover with a well known and respected actor and actress does not necessarily deliver a good film. The subject matter is complex, but the endeavour to explore the process of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission as it bears witness to the attrocities commited in the name of apartheid is sadly empty. The script lacks punch and provides a somewhat sanitised portrayal of the lead characters. The cliches keep rolling along and the lead characters provide... more info

• A View into South Africa
  The film is based on an autobiographical account of that period, Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog. At the start of the film we are told about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and that the stories portrayed in the film have been "faithfully re-enacted".
  Anna (Binoche) is a South African radio journalist and poet. It's late 1995 and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is just about to be launched. At the press conference she meets her new sound engineer, Dumi (Ngubane), and an American... more info

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