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Long Night's Journey Into Day (2000)
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20 December 2001 (Australia) moreTagline:
Looking into a dark past for a bright future.Plot:
This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Best Documentary of the Year moreCast
(Credited cast)| Mary Burton | ... | Herself | |
| Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela | ... | Herself | |
| Mongezi Manqina | ... | Herself | |
| Thapelo Mbelo | ... | Himself | |
| Robert McBride | ... | Himself | |
| Jann Turner | ... | Herself | |
| Desmond Tutu | ... | Himself (as Archbishop Desmond Tutu) | |
| Tony Weaver | ... | Himself | |
| Glenda Wildschut | ... | Herself |
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This was the best documentary of the Oscar-nominated group. The witnesses came before the commission and confessed to murderous conduct in exchange for forgiveness. The testimony was raw and painful and absolutely riveting.
After Apartheid ended, there had been so many atrocities committed by so many people on both sides that South Africa decided to pardon anyone from criminal prosecutions any witness who came before the commission and told the truth about their complicity in the killing of blacks or whites.
The power of this remarkable film comes from the ability of the families and friends of the victims to forgive.
Ms. Hoffman, who was already nominated for a profound and excellent documentary about her mother's decline into Alzheimer's, is one of the finest living documentary makers in this country.
Four stories of murder unfold in front of the families of the victims. The Witnesses admit to their crimes in different ways. This is an important film. An experiment in forgiveness for unforgivable unspeakable acts of violence.
Also the soundtrack is unusually excellent for a documentary.