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In My Country

[2005, Movie]

In My Country: Review

Africa, my Africa: Juliette Binoche and Samuel L. Jackson

Occasionally awkward but consistently well-intentioned, John Boorman's most topical film since BEYOND RANGOON (1995) dramatizes the events surrounding the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which hoped to expose crimes committed under the cloak of Apartheid while creating a forum where understanding and forgiveness might occur. South Africa, 1995: Even though renowned Afrikaaner poet Anna Malan's (Juliette Binoche) wealthy family benefited from the racia... read more

In My Country: TV Guide News

Sam Jackson's Hoop Dreams | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/12/2005
When you have as distinctive a screen presence as Samuel L. Jackson, it's difficult not to get typecast in certain kinds of roles. But the 56-year-old actor has managed to circumvent lazy casting agents."They tried to [typecast me]," he says matter-of-factly. "It doesn't work. I work very hard to find different kinds of jobs with different kinds of characters. My agents and managers know that, so they send me scripts that are different. I think one of the most interesting things about me for ... read more

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