Английская Википедия:Forgiveness (2004 film)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox film Forgiveness is a 2004 South African drama film dealing with the effects of the apartheid system and the difficulty of reconciliation. It was directed by Ian Gabriel and stars Arnold Vosloo, Zane Meas, Quanita Adams and Denise Newman.[1]
Plot
Tertius Coetzee, a young South African Police constable during apartheid, is granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for torturing and killing a Coloured ANC activist. Haunted by his brutal past, Coetzee travels to a West Coast fishing village to find the man's family and eventually ask their forgiveness.
Cast
- Arnold Vosloo as Tertius Coetzee
- Quanita Adams as Sannie Grootboom
- Christo Davids as Ernest Grootboom
- Zane Meas as Hendrik Grootboom
Reception
The New York Times remarked that 'Gabriel's sluggish direction is offset by atmospheric visuals that transform water droplets into glass beads and the ocean into an oily canvas speckled with bobbing gulls. Shooting on high-definition digital video, Giulio Biccari bleaches the coastline to a dusty gray, mirroring the characters’ motives and adding weight to a script that's frustratingly cagey.'[2] Slant Magazine gave the film two stars and questioned its structure, saying, 'No one will accuse Gabriel of pushing a glossy commentary about reparations in South Africa, only a shabby melodrama. Ultimately, the film's stilted design is more transparent than clever, for which there shouldn't be any excuse.'[3]
Forgiveness has won awards at both the Locarno International Film Festival and the Cape Town International Film Festival.
References
External links
- Forgiveness official website
- Шаблон:IMDb title
- Forgiveness at allmovie
- Forgiveness at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Английская Википедия
- Apartheid films
- 2004 films
- Afrikaans-language films
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- 2000s political drama films
- Films shot in the Western Cape
- South African drama films
- 2004 drama films
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
- Works about apartheid in South Africa
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- Википедия
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