| Product Summary | | Publisher: HBO | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00026359314322 | | Buy.com Sku: 202520008 | | Item#: V2D564 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 28445 | | Category Keywords: Drama Thriller | Rating:  |
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A suspense thriller set in South Africa in the same vein as the politically oriented and popular The Constant Gardener. The film follows human rights lawyers Sarah Barcant (Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby) and Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Four Brothers) who find their lives changed forever by a hearing in the small town of Smitsriver.Police officer Dirk Henricks (Jamie Bartlett), is seeking amnesty for acts of torture he committed under the apartheid regime. Alex, once part of an illegal anti-apartheid movement, was one of Dirk's victims. Now living in New York City, Sarah returns home to Smitsriver to investigate Dirk's crimes.
"...provocative...complex...shocking..." Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
"...a compelling court-room drama..." Luke Buckmaster, In Film Australia
Editor's Note
Produced by HBO, RED DUST stars Hilary Swank as Sarah Barcant, a human rights lawyer in South Africa. In the small town of Smitsriver, Barcant and her colleague, Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), attend the trial of police officer Dirk Henricks (Jamie Bartlett), who is seeking to clear his name of atrocities committed when apartheid still poisoned the country. In an added twist, Mpondo was one of Henricks's victims. Packed full of drama and intrigue, RED DUST contains plenty of surprises.
| Features | 2 Featurettes | | Audio: English Dolby Digital | | Cast Interviews | | Director's Audio Commentary | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: HBO |
| Release Date: 1/16/2007 |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 93143 | | UPC: 00026359314322 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
British Academy Awards (2006) | | | Red Dust, Nominee, Best Single Drama |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he flash frames of Ejiofor's fractured memory are particularly effective and upsetting....It's a highly affecting film, steeped in moral certitude." 09/01/2006 p.201Three Imaginary Girls 8 of 10
Chiwetel Ejiofor's remarkable acting talents, not to mention his super-sexiness, are on full display in this compelling film about a former anti-apartheid activist and African National Congressman undergoing a Truth and Reconciliation trial in South Africa. Ever-amazing Hilary Swank plays his attorney, and we're told that her formative years in the grotesquely divided nation resulted in emotional scars. But (after the undeniably powerful denouement) I found myself wishing that director Tom Hooper had shown us whether they were anywhere near as profound as the physical marks Ejiofor had been forced to endure.
Reel Film Reviews 7 of 10
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved with the film, Red Dust is nevertheless one of those movies that tackles a serious and important subject matter - but never quite becomes as compelling or intriguing as we get the impression it's supposed to be...a success in terms of providing a brief history lesson of an important moment in South Africa's history, though there's a distinctive movie-of-the-week sort of vibe going on here. However, Ejiofor continues to prove that he's got the charisma required of a leading man, while Hooper does try his best to infuse the story with bursts of style. - David Nusair
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