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- Red Dust is a 2000 novel written by South African-born Gillian Slovo that is structured around the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the fictional town Smitsrivier. Its key theme centers around the question of truth.
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Sarah Barcant (Hilary Swank), a white lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood home to represent Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid.
Red Dust: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Jamie Bartlett, Hilary Swank, Ian Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Police officer Dirk Hendricks files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo, a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist.
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- Drama
- Tom Hooper
- 2005-05-06
The South African lawyer Sarah Barcant travels from New York back to her hometown to represent the member of the Parliament Alex Mpondo in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission since torturer police officer Dirk Hendricks has made an application for amnesty.
Jul 11, 2005 · Sarah Barcant, hotshot New York lawyer, has returned to her old hometown to help a torture victim confront his tormentor. Alex Mpondo, now a celebrated politician, has found himself back where...
Red Dust is a 2004 British drama film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Tom Hooper. The story, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, is based on the novel Red Dust by Gillian Slovo.
- Tom Hooper
Red Dust looked like it was going to be another classic film about apartheid in South Africa and the subsequent truth and reconciliation movement. The foundations were all there for the story: 1. A sadistic policeman 2. A black ANC who was tortured 3. The missing body of a young activist 4. A lawyer from New York brought in to oversee the trial 5.
Synopsis. Nothing is more dangerous than the truth. Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid. Cast. Crew.
