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A native Afrikaner poet meets an American journalist in South Africa during the hearings conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on the atrocities committed during the Apartheid era.

Product Identifiers

ProducerRobert Chartoff, Kieran Corrigan, Mike Medavoy, Lynn Hendee

EAN5035822796836

eBay Product ID (ePID)48667007

Product Key Features

ActorBrendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane, Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche

Film/TV TitleIn My Country

DirectorJohn Boorman

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDanish\English\Finnish\German\Hindi\Norwegian\Swedish\Turkish

Run Time99 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2006

FormatDVD

FeaturesAudio Commentary By Director,\Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary,\Interviews With Juliette Binoche Director John Boorman Screenwriter Ann Peacock Producers Robert Chartoff Mike Medavoy And Lynn Hende, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Additional InformationNoted filmmaker John Boorman (DELIVERANCE, THE GENERAL, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA) addresses the complex emotional scars leftover from Apartheid in South Africa in IN MY COUNTRY. The events of the film take place during hearings conducted in 1996 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The purpose of the hearings was to shed light on the atrocities committed during the time of persecution. Anna Malan is a native Afrikaner poet whose is covering the hearings for state radio. During the proceedings, she meets Langston Whitfield an American covering the matter for the Washington Post. Initially, the two don't get along. He thinks she shares collective guilt for cruelty that was carried out; she thinks he's a stubborn and ignorant American. Getting past those unfounded first impressions, the two fall in love. Adapted from author Antjie Krog's memoirs COUNTRY OF MY SKULL, the film features strong performances from both leads and by Brendan Gleeson in a supporting role as Colonel De Jager. IN MY COUNTRY asks an intriguing question about who should take the blame for what happened; the leaders, the soldiers, or the people who watched it happen and never protested.

ReviewsMovieline's Hollywood Life - thoughtful, affecting film..., Entertainment Weekly - Boorman creates affecting and tense moments in the commission room, Premiere - One of the strongest and most consistent elements of this film is the cinematography, and Seamus Deasy's stunning images of the dramatic South African terrain...

ScreenwriterAnn Peacock

Dubbing LanguagesGerman

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital Surround 5.1

Movie/TV TitleIn My Country