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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Thriller - 114 minutes

Log Line

Archbishop Desmond Tutu finds himself morally challenged when he meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption during post-apartheid South Africa.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2016 (Debut)
  • AFM 2016 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • AFM 2017 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Roland JOFFE
Writer(s) : Roland JOFFE
Cast : Forrest WHITAKER, Eric BANA

Producer(s) : Craig BAUMGARTEN

Synopsis

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Whitaker) finds himself morally and intellectually challenged by Piet Blomfield (Bana), a convicted murderer serving a life sentence in prison and seeking redemption for the atrocities he committed. Tutu must fight to hold together a country threatening to tear itself apart once again without losing himself in the process.

Production

Country(ies) : SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM

BRAZIL Dec 06, 2017 A2 DISTRIBUIDOR
FRANCE FRANCE TELEVISI
FRANCE Jan 09, 2019 SAJE
ITALY DNC ENTERTAINME
TAIWAN Jul 20, 2018 CAI CHANG INTER
USA SABAN FILMS


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