Country of My Skull (2004)

Réalisateur:

John Boorman

Writers (WGA):

Antjie Krog (book)
Ann Peacock (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 mai 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

A South African Story of Truth, Love and Reconcilliation

Plot:

Langston Whitfield is a Washington Post journalist. His editor provocatively sends him to South Africa...

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | South Africa

Awards:

2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A captivating lesson

Ensemble

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Langston Whitfield
Juliette Binoche	...	Anna Malan
Brendan Gleeson	...	De Jager
Menzi Ngubane	...	Dumi Mkhalipi (as Menzi 'Ngubs' Ngubane)
Sam Ngakane	...	Anderson
Aletta Bezuidenhout	...	Elsa
Lionel Newton	...	Edward Morgan
Langley Kirkwood	...	Boetie
Owen Sejake	...	Reverend Mzondo
Harriet Lenabe	...	Albertina Sobandia (as Harriet Manamela)
Louis Van Niekerk	...	Willem Malan
Jeremiah Ndlovu	...	Old Man in Wheelbarrow
Fiona Ramsey	...	Felicia Rheinhardt (as Fiona Ramsay)
Dan Robbertse	...	De Smidt (as Daniel Robbertse)
Robert Hobbs	...	Van Deventer

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa (UK) (working title)
In My Country (USA)
Truth (UK) (working title)
In My Country (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, including descriptions of atrocities, and for a scene of violence.

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

UK | Ireland | South Africa

Langue:

Anglais | Afrikaans

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Mexico:B15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

South Africa

Company:

Chartoff Productions

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Nelson Mandela: Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in "The South Bank Show: John Boorman (#28.18)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Mizana

A captivating lesson

I watched this film with 2 buddies of mine. One was a Native South African, the other is engaged to one, and I studied for a year in Cape Town.

I was not the most spectacular film in the world, but it did contain truth. It told a worthwhile story that shouldn't be forgotten. It was not entertainment, but a captivating lesson in history.

My friends and I are normal. We are not emotionally unstable, nor are we socially inept. We cried so hard during this movie that when the credits began rolling people asked us if we were OK. Not everyone was affected the way we were. I suppose that we just miss Africa.

If you're into this sort of movie, it's worth the rental.