Forgiveness (film)

Forgiveness (film)

Infobox Film
name = Forgiveness


caption = The movie poster.
director = Ian Gabriel
producer = Cindy Gabriel
writer = Greg Latter
narrator =
starring = Arnold Vosloo
music = Philip Miller
cinematography = Giulio Biccari
editing = Ronelle Loots
distributor = California Newsreel
released = flagicon|Switzerland August 7, 2004
runtime = 92 min.
country = South Africa
language = English/Afrikaans
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:315437
imdb_id = 0382037

"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 was a police officer during the Apartheid era, and was responsible for the torture and death of Daniel Grootboom, a young freedom fighter. After being granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he travels to the West Coast fishing village of Paternoster to visit Daniel's family and ask for their forgiveness.

Cast

* Arnold Vosloo as Tertius Coetzee
* Quanita Adams as Sannie Grootboom
* Christo Davids as Ernest Grootboom
* Zane Meas as Hendrik Grootboom

Reception

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

External links

* [http://www.forgivenessthemovie.com/ "Forgiveness" official website]
*imdb title|id=0382037|title=Forgiveness
* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:315437 "Forgiveness"] at allmovie
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1167939-forgiveness/ "Forgiveness"] at Rotten Tomatoes


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