Directed by:
Roland JofféScreenplay:
Michael AshtonCinematography:
William WagesComposer:
Zethu MashikaCast:
Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Jeff Gum, Vince Vaughn, Morne Visser, Terry Norton, Warrick Grier, Debbie Sherman, David Butler, Jamie Anders, Rob Gough (more)VOD (1)
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It is 1996 and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which aims to offer support and reparations to the victims of apartheid, has been running for two years. It is headed by Archbishop Tutu, who works to resolve crimes in order to heal an embittered nation. After promising the grief-stricken family of one victim of a government-sanctioned 'disappearance' that he will uncover the truth, Tutu's search leads him to Piet Blomfeld, a convicted murderer languishing in Cape Town's Pollsmoor Prison. (London Film Festival)
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Where are the days when Joffé was a skilled and inventive filmmaker? 20 or 30 years gone, perhaps. Forgiven is a boring and hopelessly dull tale set in apartheid South Africa in the 1990s. It says little about the issue, and to base it almost entirely on a conversational script between the two main characters when clouds of potential are lurking out there going unexploited – no, thank you, 40 minutes is enough.
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