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Reasonable Man

Reasonable Man (1999)

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In this drama, a man dealing with the ghosts of his past defends a child whose cultural dictates differ with the law. Sean Raine (Gavin Hood) was born and raised in South Africa, but during his time as a soldier in that nation's army, he killed a young black man by mistake while fighting in Angola and has been plagued with guilt ever since. He left South Africa soon after; in time, he studied law and became a successful corporate attorney. While visiting South Africa for the first time in nine

Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

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The beauty of the script, which mixes in large doses of witchdoctors and rural superstitions, is that it is always genuine and plausible.

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Steve Rhodes
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