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- BFI identifier670925
- Date2003 (Copyright)
2006-01-01 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, USA
- Production companySkull Distribution Ltd, Inside Track Productions LLP, Studio Eight Productions Ltd., Country Merlin Ltd, Inside Track Films, Skiet and Drama Skop, Phoenix Pictures, The Film Consortium, Merlin Films, UK Film Council, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, Film Afrika Worldwide, The Works International, Freeway CAM B.V., Chartoff Productions, Morula Pictures
- SynopsisAn African American journalist travels to South Africa to report on the work of the post-Apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is deeply shocked by the accounts of brutality and violence. When he meets Anna, an Afrikaans journalist and poet, he is torn between dislike for what she represents and affection for her as a woman. Issues of roots and identity arise as their feelings for each other develop. Are forgiveness and reconciliation possible for them? (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastSamuel L. Jackson (Langston Whitfield)
Juliette Binoche (Anna Malan)
Brendan Gleeson (De Jager)
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Title
Country of My Skull (Original)
In My Country (Alternative)
Truth (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/B723-ACAF-B157-9ACC-C481-2Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Status pending
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Status pending
35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Status pending
Betacam SP - Video - Status pending
Digital Betacam - Video - Master
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- ArticlesFilm Review n675 October 2006 - DVD ReviewFilm Review n666 February 2006 - DVD ReviewBlack Filmmaker v9 n38 Sep/Oct 2006 - DVD ReviewBerlin Film Festival Catalogue v54th 2004 - Credits, SynopsisScreen International n1440 13 Feb 2004 - Interviewview all
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Work - 670925 - 2003 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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