In My Country (2004)
Overview
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,491,434.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.0816 |
Directed By
John Boorman
Crew
Robert Chartoff
Lynn Hendee
Antjie Krog
Ann Peacock
Kieran Corrigan
John Boorman
John Boorman
Moonyeenn Lee
Emilia Roux
Fred Du Preez
Graeme Blem
Ron Davis
Derek Wallace
Emilia Roux
Janet Meintjies
Jamie Brown
Seamus Deasy
David Wicht
John Fitzgerald
Jo Katsaras
Megan Tanner
Peter Fudakowski
Murray Anderson
Duncan Reid
Mfundi Vundla
Caoimhe Doyle
Annette Keet
Victoria Wood
Neil Peplow
Pauline Griffiths
Joe Gilmore
Chris Auty
Sam Bhembe
Brendan Deasy
Tom Johnson
Roly Jansen
Allan A. Apone
Leon von Solms
Robert L. Stevenson
Jenny Lee Wright
TOP CAST
Samuel L. Jackson
Langston Whitfield
Juliette Binoche
Anna Malan
Brendan Gleeson
De Jagar
Langley Kirkwood
Boetie
Harriet Lenabe
Albertina Sobandla
Warona Seane
Translator
Robert Hobbs
Van Deventer
Fiona Ramsay
Felicia Rheinhardt
Charley Boorman
Adam Hartley
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