Red Dust (2004) Reviews

Honestly, since it is a really obscure flick, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast, I was still eager to check it out. To be honest, in fact, Hilary Swank was not really the interesting point in this movie but the topic was just great. Indeed, it dealt with the period in South Africa when the Apartheid was just abolished and, at the time, instead of punishing the white people who treated horribly the black people and send the whole country in chaos and possible civil war, they created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a concept I had never heard of before. This commission was empowered to grant amnesty to those who committed abuses during the apartheid era, as long as there was full disclosure by the person seeking amnesty. Well, in the movie, you basically get this terrible tension between the people who have been mistreated and even tortured and understandably seeking revenge and the wish to stop the violence and rebuild this country with peace. In my opinion, it was a fascinating process and they managed to make a fascinating movie which has been completely forgotten. To conclude, I think it is a great flick and it is definitely worth a look.