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Red Dust (2004)

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Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Produced by HBO, RED DUST stars Hilary Swank as Sarah Barcant, a human rights lawyer in South Africa. In the small town of Smitsriver, Barcant and her colleague, Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor),... Produced by HBO, RED DUST stars Hilary Swank as Sarah Barcant, a human rights lawyer in South Africa. In the small town of Smitsriver, Barcant and her colleague, Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), attend the trial of police officer Dirk Henricks (Jamie Bartlett), who is seeking to clear his name of atrocities committed when apartheid still poisoned the country. In an added twist, Mpondo was one of Henricks's victims. Packed full of drama and intrigue, RED DUST contains plenty of surprises. [More]

Starring: Hilary Swank, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Ian Roberts

Starring: Hilary Swank, Chjwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Ian Roberts, Nomhle Nkonyeni

Director: Tom Hooper

Director: Tom Hooper
Screenwriter: Troy Kennedy-Martin

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The subject matter is as divisive as racism, as provocative as the elusiveness of justice and as complex as human beings can be.

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Though Hooper falters on the side of manipulation, the story remains engrossing.

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02/04/05
Marta Barber
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...never quite becomes as compelling or intriguing as we get the impression it's supposed to be.

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12/11/04
David Nusair
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Taking the form of a courtroom drama this film looks at the atrocities of the South African apartheid government and at the possibility of reconciliation.

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