In My Country (2004)
A South African Story of Truth, Love and Reconcilliation
Genre : Romance, Drama
Runtime : 1H 43M
Director : John Boorman
Writer : Ann Peacock
Synopsis
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
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