Réalisation:
Gavin HoodScénario:
Gavin HoodPhotographie:
Buster ReynoldsMusique:
Neill SolomonActeurs·trices:
Gavin Hood, Nigel Hawthorne, Janine Eser, Rapulana Seiphemo, Vanessa Cooke, Vusi Kunene, Akin Omotoso, Ian Roberts, Grant Swanby, Thoko Ntshinga, Keketso Semoko, Nomsa XabaRésumés(1)
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 years, Sean and his wife Jennifer (Janine Eser) meet a herd boy named Sipho (Loyiso Gxwala) during a canoe trip. As they're returning to camp, Sean and Jennifer meet Sipho again, but this time he's in shock, standing motionless with a bloody axe in his hand as his mother carries the body of a baby with a fatal head injury. When questioned, Sipho asserts that what he killed was not a human infant but a tikoloshe, a creature cursed with evil spirits. Sean offers to defend Sipho, and as he stands before the court, he tries to explain to the judge (Nigel Hawthorne) and jury that Sipho was acting sincerely, in accordance with his faith, and therefore did not truly commit a crime. Actor Gavin Hood made his debut as a writer and director with this film, as well as playing the leading role. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Gavin Hood
Afrique du Sud
Meilleurs films :
Eye in the Sky (2015)
La Stratégie Ender (2013)
Human Timebomb (1995)
Nigel Hawthorne
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Gándhí (1982)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Tarzan (1999)
Janine Eser
Meilleurs films :
Merlin (1998) (téléfilm)
Alice au Pays des Merveilles (1999) (téléfilm)
Alien Hunter (2003)
Rapulana Seiphemo
Afrique du Sud
Meilleurs films :
Gangster's Paradise : Jerusalema (2008)
Tsotsi (2005)
Layla (2013)
Vanessa Cooke
Meilleurs films :
The Salvation (2014)
Au nom de la liberté (2006)
The Giver - Le passeur (2014)
Vusi Kunene
Afrique du Sud
Meilleurs films :
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
The First Grader (2010)
The Bang Bang Club (2010)
Akin Omotoso
Niger
Meilleurs films :
Lord of War (2005)
J'ai serré la main du diable (2007)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Ian Roberts
Afrique du Sud
Meilleurs films :
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Wah-Wah (2005)
La Puissance de l'ange (1992)
Grant Swanby
Afrique du Sud
Meilleurs films :
Blood Diamond (2006)
Invictus (2009)
Zulu (2013)
Thoko Ntshinga
Meilleurs films :
Une saison blanche et sèche (1989)
The Bird Can't Fly (2007)
Act of Piracy (1990)
Keketso Semoko
Meilleurs films :
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (2008) (série)
Beat the Drum (2003)
Mr. Bones (2001)
Nomsa Xaba
Meilleurs films :
Shaka Zulu (1986) (série)
The Last Samurai (1990)
Fluss des Lebens (2013) (série)