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Forgiveness (2004 film)

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Forgiveness
The movie poster.
Directed byIan Gabriel
Written byGreg Latter
Produced byCindy Gabriel
StarringArnold Vosloo
CinematographyGiulio Biccari
Edited byRonelle Loots
Music byPhilip Miller
Distributed byCalifornia Newsreel
Release date
  • 7 August 2004 (2004-08-07) (Switzerland)
Running time
92 min.
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish/Afrikaans

Forgiveness is a 2004 South African drama film dealing with the effects of the apartheid system and the difficulty of reconciliation. It was directed by Ian Gabriel and stars Arnold Vosloo, Zane Meas, Quanita Adams and Denise Newman.

Plot

Tertius Coetzee, a young South African Police constable during apartheid, is granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for torturing and killing a Coloured ANC activist. Haunted by his brutal past, Coetzee travels to a West Coast fishing village to find the man's family and eventually ask their forgiveness.

Cast

Reception

Forgiveness has won awards at both the Locarno International Film Festival and the Cape Town International Film Festival.