In My Country

 

In My Country 2004

• Director: John Boorman
• Seen by this director: Hope and Glory, Excalibur
• Based on book by Antjie Krog
• Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Samuel L Jackson – Many
• Juliette Binoche – Many
• Brendan Gleeson - Many
• Why? Samuel L Jackson and Juliette Binoche
• Seen: 7 January 2025      

       South Africa 1995. Anna (Binoche) is a poet, covering the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings with radio reports. Langston (Jackson) is a reporter for the Washington Post.

       They clash immediately. Langston doesn’t believe in reconciliation. Anna does.

       The politics of racism in South Africa and the US are powerfully presented as are the testimonies of the atrocities of apartheid.

       It would be better without the love story but Jackson and Binoche look good together. 

4* of 5