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Country of My Skull

2004, Drama/Romance, 1h 43m

82 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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A well-intentioned but melodramatic look at post-Apartheid South Africa. Read critic reviews

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Country of My Skull Photos

(L-R) Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan and Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield in "In My Country." photo 1

A scene from the film "In My Country." photo 2

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(L-R) Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan and Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield in "In My Country." photo 4

Brendan Gleeson as De Jager in "In My Country." photo 5

Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield in "In My Country." photo 6

Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield in "In My Country." photo 7

(L-R) Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan and Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield in "In My Country." photo 8

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Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan in "In My Country." photo 11

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Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan in "In My Country." photo 14

(L-R) Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield and Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan in "In My Country." photo 15

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Movie Info

An American reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) and an Afrikaans poet (Juliette Binoche) meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

Rating:

R (Scene of Violence|Language|Descriptions of Atrocities)
Genre:

Drama, Romance
Original Language:

Afrikaans
Director:

John Boorman
Producer:

John Boorman, Robert Chartoff, Kieran Corrigan, Lynn Hendee, Mike Medavoy
Writer:

Ann Peacock
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 11, 2005 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 5, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$163.5K
Runtime:

1h 43m
Distributor:

Sony Pictures Classics
Sound Mix:

Surround, SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby

Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson
Langston Whitfield

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche
Anna Malan

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson
De Jager

Menzi Ngubane
Dumi

Sam Ngakane

Sam Ngakane
Anderson

Aletta Bezuidenhout

Aletta Bezuidenhout
Elsa

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Critic Reviews for Country of My Skull

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Audience Reviews for Country of My Skull

May 25, 2012

This movie moved at a snails pace. Its a serious and sad subject, but the way it was presented made it seem secondary to the budding, uninteresting romance.

Super Reviewer
Feb 22, 2009

Heartfelt story about apartied and amnesty. There were parts of this that were so moving to watch. However as a whole the movie lacked strength for me. It faded a lot. There would be a moment of feeling or inspiration then it would fade again. Not horrible but not great either.

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