Movie
Red Dust
Overview
Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-01-11
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC, Videovision Entertainment, BBC Film, Distant Horizon
- Country
- United Kingdom, South Africa
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Alex Mpondo
- Hilary Swank as Sarah Barcant
- Jamie Bartlett as Dirk Hendricks
- Ian Roberts as Piet Müller
- Marius Weyers as Ben Hoffman
- Nomhlé Nkyonyeni as Mrs. Sizela
- Greg Latter as Mannie Bester
- Elize Cawood as Anna Hoffman
- Robin Smith as Duty Officer
- Wilson Dunster as District Judge
- Dirk Stoltz as Andre
- Jennifer Steyn as Marie Müller
Crew
- Tom Hooper - Director
- Troy Kennedy Martin - Writer
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