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Red Dust (2004)

Red Dust poster
Directed by
Tom Hooper
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lawyer returns to a small South African town to defend a former political activist. She must confront the violent legacy of apartheid and decide how far to push for the truth.

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What happens

Red Dust is a 2004 British drama film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Tom Hooper. The screenplay, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, is based on the novel Red Dust by Gillian Slovo. The film was predominantly shot on location in South Africa, specifically in the town of Graaff Reinet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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