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In My Country

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An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-05-04

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: John Boorman

Spoken language: Afrikaans, English

Genres: Romance, Drama

Original title: In My Country

Production Companies: Chartoff Productions, Merlin Films, Phoenix Pictures

Production Countries: Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America

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