In My Country

In My Country

A South African Story of Truth, Love and Reconcilliation

R 2004 · 103 min · ★ 5.9 · Romance, Drama

An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

Directed by John Boorman · Written by Ann Peacock

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