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Overview

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Director:

Darrell Roodt

Writers:

Ronald Harwood (writer)
Alan Paton (novel)

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Release Date:

15 December 1995 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

Divided by injustice. Two men unite.

Plot:

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city. | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations more

User Comments:

movie of two people divided by color only more (18 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Earl Jones ... Rev Stephen Kumalo
Tsholofelo Wechoemang ... Child

Richard Harris ... James Jarvis

Charles S. Dutton ... John Kumalo
Dolly Rathebe ... Mrs. Kumalo
Ramalao Makhene (as Ramolao Makhene)
Jack Robinson ... Ian Jarvis
Jennifer Steyn ... Mary Jarvis
Patrick Ndlovu ... Man 1
Darlington Michaels ... Man 2
King Twala ... Man 3
Somizi Mhlongo ... Young Thief
Sam Ngakane ... Mafolo
Vusi Kunene ... Theophilus Msimangu
John Whiteley ... Father Vincent
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for emotional thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Drakensburg, South Africa more


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Quotes:

James Jarvis: He was on your side, which makes what happened...
Robert Ndela: He was on no one's side, sir. Except, perhaps... yours and mine.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in In Debt We Trust (2006) more

Soundtrack:

Exile more


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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
movie of two people divided by color only, 19 September 2006
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Author: junaid rungan from New Zealand

i thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and am using it as the basis for my human geography paper on Class issues of the 'new' south Africa. i am south African but live in new Zealand now as a result of apartheid. James Earl Jones is amazing as rev Khumalo, very believable how a man so strong can at times look so powerless in this role of a father who can do nothing. I also enjoyed the portrayal of Jarvis, fantastic acting. I was surprised that most of the movie was shot in Cape Town, although i might be mistaken as the video that i watched was poor quality. Amazing to compare something set in 1946 and to realize that not much has changed, REALLY, but that , even then there were opportunities to break the barrier that humans created.

Loved the movie,

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