Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Nomadlozi Kubheka | ... | Nanny |
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Agatha Hurle | ... | Midwife |
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Nigel Ivy | ... | P.K. Newborn |
Tracy Brooks Swope | ... | Mother | |
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Brendan Deary | ... | P.K. Infant |
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Winston Mangwarara | ... | Tonderai Infant |
Guy Witcher | ... | P.K. Age 7 | |
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Tonderai Masenda | ... | Tonderai |
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Cecil Zilla Mamanzi | ... | Ranch Foreman |
John Turner | ... | Afrikaner Minister | |
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Robbie Bulloch | ... | Jaapie Botha |
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Gordon Arnell | ... | Minister at Mother's Funeral |
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Jeremiah Mnisi | ... | Dabula Manzi |
Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Doc | |
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Paul Tingay | ... | Grandfather |
The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named Peekay and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (a.k.a. "Doc"), a friend of his grandfather. Doc develops Peekay's piano talent and Peekay becomes "assistant gardener" in Doc's cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a foreigner. Peekay makes frequent visits and meets Geel Piet, an inmate, who teaches him to box. Geel Piet spreads the myth of the Rainmaker, the one who brings peace to all of the tribes. Peekay is cast in the light of this myth. After the war Peekay attends an English private school where he continues to box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father, Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South ... Written by Greg Brunson <gmbtiger@aol.com>
Judging by the user comments, it would (definitely) seem that you guys think that 'The Power Of One' didn't have a snowballs chance in Hell of being a favorite with you guys, and that it was pretty much a waste of money (Stop me if I'm wrong). Am I right?
Well, I had to study the movie for an English assignment a week ago, and while these kind of movies usually bore the **** out of me, I found 'The Power Of One' to be a moving, and inspirational film. Of course, I haven't read the book (a book with that many pages? Hell no!) - and we all know that books are usually better.
But anyway, I really liked this film. Stephen Dorff's and Morgan Freeman's performances were great as eighteen-year-old P.K. and Gail Peit (or however the hell you spell his last name). And while Fay Masterston as Maria is an okay actress, she appears to be in the film for absolutely no reason at all.
Well, I still think 'The Power Of One' is a really good movie, no matter how many people pan it.