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Forgiveness (2004)

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A South African police officer still haunted by the role he played in the brutal torture and murder of a young freedom fighter travels to the dying fishing town from which the boy came to beg the forgiveness of his grieving mother and father in first-time director Ian Gabriel's unflinching look at the crumbling emotional dams that came with the end of apartheid. Upon arriving in the crumbling town of Paternoster, ex-policeman Tertius Coetzee (Mummy star Arnold Vosloo) unleashes a suffocating

Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Ian Gabriel

Written By: Greg Latter

In Theaters: Aug 7, 2004 Wide

Cast

Arnold Vosloo
Tertius Coetzee
Zane Meas
Hendrik Grootboom
Denise Newman
Magda Grootboom
Quanita Adams
Sannie Grootboom
Christo Davids
Ernest Grootbroom
Jeremy Crutchley
Elton Landrew
Llewellyn
Lionel Newton
Elton
Hugh Masebenza
Zuko
Nan Hamilton

Critic Reviews for Forgiveness

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Everyone's sorry about something in this glum drama about the way repentance can do more damage than the sin that precedes it.

July 9, 2008 Comment

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

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Though the film could have used better explainers for some of its talking heads...its message is as satisfying as the sweetest revenge.

July 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Maureen M. Hart

Chicago Tribune

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Gabriel and screenwriter Greg Latter tackle a thorny subject and do justice to its complexities for much of the film's running time, only succumbing to cliches of healing and closure at the end.

July 9, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

More truth than reconciliation in post-Apartheid revenge flick.

July 9, 2008 Full Review Source: EURWeb

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Kam Williams

EURWeb

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