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Red Dust
2004
Based on the novel by Gillian Slovo, Red Dust is Tom Hooper's debut film. Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah .. Read more
| Starring | Jamie Bartlett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian Roberts, Hilary Swank |
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| Director | Tom Hooper |
| Genres | Drama |
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Red Dust
Based on the novel by Gillian Slovo, Red Dust is Tom Hooper's debut film.
Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah Barcant (Swank), meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who arrested along with him and never heard from again.
| Starring | Jamie Bartlett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian Roberts, Hilary Swank, Marius Weyers |
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| Director | Tom Hooper |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 11 Jul 2005 |
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Beautifully shot - poignant
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Being a South African who lived in SA during the apartheid era this movie confirmed stories my husband and I had heard on the News. I think it only showed one ... read more »
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Piece of History
Red Dust is a dark gritty and intense piece of a drama. A Tom Hooper film set in South Africa during The Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The story concerns... read more »
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these kind of film makes me weep plot is a man and his friend who were tortured in the apartiheid era of south africa face there tormentors at the truth and ... read more »
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Red Dust
Gillian Slovo, the author of the book Red Dust, is the daughter of anti apartheid activists. Her mother was killed by a letter bomb . If anyone is well equipped... read more »
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