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

A scene from the film "In My Country."

A scene from the film "In My Country."

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

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

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

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

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

A scene from the film "In My Country."

A scene from the film "In My Country."

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

A scene from the film "In My Country."

A scene from the film "In My Country."

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

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

A scene from the film "In My Country."

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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 (Streaming):

Jul 5, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$163.5K
Runtime:

1h 43m
Sound Mix:

Surround, SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby

Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson
Langston Whitfield

Juliette Binoche
Anna Malan

Brendan Gleeson
De Jager

Menzi Ngubane
Dumi

Sam Ngakane
Anderson

Aletta Bezuidenhout
Elsa

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