Red Dust

I haven't seen a film in a long time that moved me and gripped me in such a way; that I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I was busting for the loo; and I didn't even want to... Full review

Red dust is both well acted and well made but what the movie is about i think will bore many viewers as it did to me. There was a film that was out earlier called "in my Country" with Sam... Full review

I was unsure of this movie before renting and did so on the assurance that Hilary Swank has always given excellent performances in her movies. She seems to rely on restraint to gain the emotional impact that she does. And... Full review

Not knowing a great deal about the True and Reconciliation commission, I can only look at this as a piece of entertainment. I started watching it too late in the evening (recorded from BBC2 earlier this year) but once I'd... Full review

In South Africa the Truth & Reconciliation Commission hear the confessions of those in the former power who took part in crimes, torture and violations of human rights. Those that confess are granted immunity and it is only those that... Full review

The Truth and Reconciliation process in South Africa is a vital and probably unique human experiment. This movie does an excellent job of revealing the complexity of the task and the incredible challenges facing South Africa. I believe every one... Full review

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is seldom a favorite of mine, said that everyone should see this film as it is something that can help heal the world....It is one of the most poignant movies I have seen and delivers on... Full review

I saw this film at the 2005 Palm Springs International Film Festival. I went in with the assumption that if it stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Hilary Swank it had to be at least decent. Well, after a kind of a... Full review

An intense and powerful drama, Red Dust spares us no punches as we are confronted by the harsh realities of South African politics.....Engrossing and shattering, events shock as the film explodes into a shattering crescendo.....But where it gains its greatest propellant as drama is in the realisation of the characters who bloom into multi dimensional people.....Notable among them is Jamie Bartlett who plays the security officer (elsewhere convicted of a murder) now seeking amnesty for his crimes against Ale ... Full Review

it is why Red Dust is an indispensable mock-up..... ... Full Review

And the British TV director Tom Hooper, a newcomer to feature films, has a weakness for melodrama.... ... Full Review

The Italian Job screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin has passed away at the age of 77. Kennedy Martin, who also created long-running TV drama Z-Cars , lost his battle with liver cancer yesterday, reports The Guardian . ... Full Article