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In My Country Reviews

2005

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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 and torture on both sides during the Apartheid era are invited to come forward and confront their victims. Telling the unvarnished .. Read more

Starring	Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson
Director	John Boorman
Genres	Drama

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- 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...
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  Truly Awful
  
  Dear oh dear! This is as bad as it can possibly get in movies. Awful acting (especially Jackson), truly risible script, thoroughly ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Dec 2006 at 22:57
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  Superb example of the genre
  
  This had great acting particularly from Jackson and Binoche - the latter did a great Afrikaner accent.
  
  The story was harrowing but one that had to be... read more »
  
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  - 11 May 2011 at 15:23
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  In My Country
  
  This film could have been a great deal more. It deals with the very sensitive subject of apartheid in South Africa and, I felt, did it rather well. However, it ... read more »
  
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  Shame
  
  This film does no justice to either Krog's work, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission or indeed the birth pangs of the 'New South Africa'. It ... read more »
  
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  - 25 May 2009 at 16:38
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  Could not ask for more from this movie
  
  My sister and I sat and watched this and loved it from beginning to end. Even rewinding the occasional sentence we missed! The characters and their ... read more »
  
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  - 11 May 2009 at 12:01
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  Delicate subject - cleverly handled
  
  I thought this film was really interesting and the shots panning Cape Point are worth watching the movie alone - some beautiful filming of amazing scenery!read more »
  
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  - 13 Jan 2009 at 11:17
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  must see
  
  i think that everyone should watch this to expand their minds about what horror is going on!
  
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  - 13 Dec 2008 at 01:55
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  In our Times
  
  I love this film, so much so i've purchased it and want everyone that I know, to watch it.
  
  It's a difficult subject matter, one that at times... read more »
  
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  - 14 Sep 2008 at 12:25
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  Good portrayal
  
  The times of the TRC were hectic, but necessary in the healing of South Africa. I was an extra in this film so of course I loved it! ;-) Seriously, this is a... read more »
  
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  - 12 Mar 2008 at 13:44
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  Completely Biased
  
  I was disappointed with the film. What happened in South Africa under apartheit was completely unforgivable and should be spoken about, but the film made no ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Apr 2007 at 09:47
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  Truth and Forgiveness
  
  I am so pleased this film was made and that I saw it. I so nearly might have gone to South Africa in the 60s as a nurse but Aparheied was anathema to me. ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Apr 2007 at 01:36
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  Truly Awful
  
  Dear oh dear! This is as bad as it can possibly get in movies. Awful acting (especially Jackson), truly risible script, thoroughly ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Dec 2006 at 22:57
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  Very Interesting....
  
  Coming from South Africa myself and experiencing the apartheid period and also seeing Mandela come into power while living in South Africa brought back lots of ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Nov 2006 at 15:40
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  In our Times
  
  I love this film, so much so i've purchased it and want everyone that I know, to watch it.
  
  It's a difficult subject matter, one that at times... read more »
  
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  - 14 Sep 2008 at 12:25
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  Poor
  
  Considering the quality of cast and the rich subject matter, it was very surprising to see that this film was poorly acted and did not grab your attention.read more »
  
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  - 13 Oct 2006 at 22:14
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  Not as powerful as perhaps it could have been
  
  In My Country appeared to be a potentially powerful and moving film however I do not believe it lived up to its billing. The movie follows two reporters (... read more »
  
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- - Graham
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  - 07 Nov 2006 at 14:09
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  Brilliant!
  
  Any film with S.L.Jackson is gonna be good anyway. But moving account of problems in Sth.Africa. Doesn't go very deep but still worth watching.
  
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  - 08 Dec 2006 at 10:14
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  Serious stuff
  
  I didn't fancy watching this when it turned up having seen Hotel Rwanda and others like it recently. The thought of more blood and torture was not appealing... read more »
  
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  - 08 Jan 2007 at 17:30
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  Very Enjoyable
  
  Thoroughly enjoyed this film. Not knowing very much about the era I feel I have learned something. Anything with Jackson in is worth watching
  
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  - 18 Jan 2007 at 11:15
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  Worthy but dull
  
  A worthy but dramatically inert story about the 1995 Truth and Reconciliation hearings in South Africa, whereby the perpetrators of the ... read more »
  
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  Truth and Forgiveness
  
  I am so pleased this film was made and that I saw it. I so nearly might have gone to South Africa in the 60s as a nurse but Aparheied was anathema to me. ... read more »
  
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  - Welwyn Garden City, England
  - 08 Apr 2007 at 01:36

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- In My Country
  
  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 and torture on both sides during the Apartheid era are invited to come forward and confront their ...