Product Details
In My Country (Widescreen) General
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| Video Format | Widescreen |
| UPC | 043396070080 |
| Release Date | 07/05/2005 |
| Running Time | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R, violence |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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Special Features
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| Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 |
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| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English |
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| Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning |
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| Subtitles - French - Optional |
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| (4) Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Director John Boorman |
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| Audio Commentary: John Boorman - Director |
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| Trailers: Previews |
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| 1. Lynn Hendee, Mike Medavoy, Robert Chartoff - Producers |
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| 2. John Boorman - Director |
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| 3. Juliette Binoche - Star |
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| 4. Ann Peacock - Screenwriter |
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| Muze Description |
| Noted filmmaker John Boorman (DELIVERANCE, THE GENERAL, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA) addresses the complex emotional scars leftover from Apartheid in South Africa in IN MY COUNTRY. The events of the film take place during hearings conducted in 1996 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The purpose of the hearings was to shed light on the unfortunate atrocities committed during the time of persecution. Anna Malan (Juliette Binoche) is a native Afrikaner poet whose is covering the hearings for state radio. During the proceedings, she meets Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) an American covering the matter for the Washington Post. Initially, the two don't get along. He thinks she shares collective guilt for cruelty that was carried out; she thinks he's a stubborn and ignorant American. Getting past those unfounded first impressions, the two fall in love. |
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| Adapted from author Antjie Krog's memoirs, COUNTRY OF MY SKULL, the film features strong performances from both leads and by Brendan Gleeson in a supporting role as Colonel De Jager. IN MY COUNTRY asks an intriguing question about who should take the blame for what happened--the leaders, the soldiers, or the people who watched it happen and never protested. |
| Production Notes |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE: MARCH 4, 2005 (LIMITED) |
Reviews
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| 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his tells the story of a country torn apart by moral guilt and racial tensions....Compelling viewing with a conscience." |
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| 10/01/2006 | p.123 | Natalie Braine |
| Entertainment Weekly |
| "Boorman creates affecting and tense moments in the commission room." |
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| 03/18/2005 | p.46 | Owen Gleiberman |
| Movieline's Hollywood Life |
| "[A] thoughtful, affecting film..." |
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| 02/01/2005 | p.87 | Stephen Farber |
| Premiere |
| "One of the strongest and most consistent elements of this film is the cinematography, and Seamus Deasy's stunning images of the dramatic South African terrain..." |
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| 09/01/2005 | p.120 | Premiere Staff |
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 | A Missed Opportunity
by vemartin, 1/21/2007 |
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Pros: Performances by principle actors.
Cons: Too surface, not enough substance.
The Bottom Line: In My Country missed out on a golden opportunity to help the world understand the evils of South African Apartheid.
Review: Growing up a teenager in Newport, RI, I admit to being largely insulated from the terrible goings-on
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| | A Tale of South Africa : In My Country
by mycouponz, 3/30/2005 |
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Pros: Decent casting, beautiful cinematography
Cons: Soundtrack & some scenes felt like they were in the wrong order.
The Bottom Line: Forgettably average,but worth seeing --wait for it on DVD.
Review: I am South African by birth. I was born in Cape Town in the early '80s, and my family moved away in
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