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Red Dust

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Original title

Red Dust

Year

2004

Running time

110 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Tom Hooper

Screenwriter

Troy Kennedy-Martin. Novel: Gillian Slovo

Cast

Music

Robert Lane

Cinematography

Larry Smith

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-South Africa;

BBC, Distant Horizon, Videovision Entertainment, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Racism

Synopsis

Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah Barcant (Swank), meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who arrested along with him and never heard from again.

Awards: 2005: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best TV Single Drama

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Red Dust

2004

Tom Hooper

6.2

(531)