South Africa at the Movies - Cry, the Beloved Country
La Fête de la Francophonie
South African Consulate-General, HKSAR/ MSAR
- Thu 19-06-2014 7:30 PM - 1 h 46 m
The Jockey Club Studio Theatre
Free admission
Interested parties can email to Yane@dirco.gov.za and provide your name, contact no. email address and movie name for registration.
Synopsis
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995), directed by Darrell James Roodt, is based on Alan Paton's classic 1948 novel set in South Africa. Screenplay writer Ronald Harwood has brought this heralded work of art to the screen with its simple eloquence intact. Although this drama speaks out forcefully against apartheid and in favor of human rights, its real thrust is on a more intimate level of personal transformation. Here is a portrait of two anguished fathers and their refusal to despair in the face of terrible grief. For them, forgiveness forges a path toward reconciliation.
Directed by: Darrell Roodt
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: South Africa and United States
Free Admission
Interested parties can email to Yane@dirco.gov.za and provide your name, contact no. email address and movie name for registration.
Not suitable for people under 8 years of age
