In My Country (2004 Film)
''In My Country'' is a 2004 drama film directed by John Boorman, and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche. The film is centred around the story of Afrikaner poet Anna Malan (Binoche) and an American journalist, Langston Whitfield (Jackson), sent to South Africa to report about the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. The screenplay, written by Ann Peacock, was based on Antjie Krog's memoir ''Country of My Skull''. A special screening of the film was held for Nelson Mandela in December 2003 in the presence of John Boorman, Juliette Binoche and Robert Chartoff. Plot The film takes place during the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings between 1995 and 1996. The Afrikaner poet Anna Malan (Juliette Binoche) is a South African broadcaster covering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. While her husband remains supportive, her work causes friction with her parents and younger brother Boetie ( Langley Kirkwood) ...
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