Sunday, November 18, 2012

Red Dust (2004)


A former police officer files an amnesty application for a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist.

Well-played touching court drama within a unique and fascinating South African judicial institution of forgiveness instead of sentencing.

Maltin **1/2: "Somber drama, based on a novel by Gillian Slovo, explores the possibility of and need for forgiveness in order to heal South Africa's wound. Well meaning but lacks dramatic spark and fire."


No comments: