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In My Country

2005, Movie, R, 104 mins

In My Country: Review

Occasionally awkward but consistently well-intentioned, John Boorman's most topical film since BEYOND RANGOON (1995) dramatizes the events surrounding the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which hoped to expose crimes committed under the cloak of Apartheid while creating a forum where understanding and forgiveness might occur. South Africa, 1995: Even though renowned Afrikaaner poet Anna Malan's (Juliette Binoche) wealthy family benefited from the racia... read more leave a comment

In My Country: Cast & Details

Year: 2005
Rated R

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Cast
Samuel L. Jackson: Langston Whitfield
Juliette Binoche: Anna Malan
Brendan Gleeson: De Jager
Menzi "Ngubs" Ngubane: Dumi Mkhalipi
Sam Ngakane: Anderson
Aletta Bezuidenhout: Elsa

In My Country: TV Guide News

Sam Jackson's Hoop Dreams | Today's News: Our Take | 1/12/2005

When you have as distinctive a screen presence as Samuel L. Jackson, it's difficult not to get typecast in certain kinds of roles. But the 56-year-old actor has managed to circumvent lazy casting agents.
"They tried to [typecast me]," he says matter-of-factly. "It doesn't work. I work very hard to find different kinds of jobs with different kinds of characters. My agents and managers know that, so they send me scripts that are different. I think one of the most interesting things about me for people who go to my films is trying to figure out what I'm going to look like this time. Unfortunately, I had to look like myself in this movie, so I have to make sure that in the next one, I don't look anything like myself."

"This movie" refers to the new sports drama Coach Carter, which hits theaters on Friday. Based on a true story, it follows a no-nonsense high school basketball coach named Ken Carter (Jackson), who locks his undefeated team out of the gym read more

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