Drama
Groot Brittanië / Zimbabwe,
1988, 113 min
Regie:
Chris MengesScenario:
Shawn SlovoCamera:
Peter BiziouMuziek:
Hans ZimmerActeurs:
Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé, Barbara Hershey, Tim Roth, Linda Mvusi, Paul Freeman, Adrian Dunbar, Jude Akuwudike, David Suchet, Rosalie Crutchley (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
South Africa, 1963. Communist Gus Roth is forced to flee Johannesburg to escape arrest, leaving his activist wife Diana to continue their crusade against apartheid. But when Diana is wrenched from her three daughters and jailed under the notorious 90-day Detention Act, she and her family face the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Prijzen
- winnaar
- nominatie
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1989 - Chris Menges (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - Shawn Slovo (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1989 - David Suchet (Best Supporting Actor)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1989 - Chris Menges (Best Foreign Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Best Director)
- 1988 - Best Film
- 1988 - Jodhi May (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1988 - Shawn Slovo (Best Screenplay)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1988 - Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi (Best Actress)
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Grand Prix Spécial du Jury (1967-1988))
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1988 - Chris Menges (The Norwegian Critics Award - Honorable Mention)