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The Forgiven

Synopsis

After the end of Apartheid in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
A fictionalized account of Tutu's struggle with brutal murderer Piet Blomfeld (Eric Bana) over issues of concession and redemption. Adapted from Michael Ashton’s play 'The Archbishop and The Antichrist'
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Debate Strand - World premiere

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 115 mins
Director: Roland Joffé
Producer: Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, Craig Baumgarten, Roland Joffé
Executive Producer: Kim Ashton, Lee Broda, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Jeff Rice, John R. Sherman
Editor: Warren Gray
Screenwriter: Michael Ashton (play and script), Roland Joffé (script)
Director of Photography: William Wages
Production Designer: Warren Gray
Music: Zethu Mashika
Principal cast: Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Jeff Gum

Genre

Human Rights Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

South Africa, UK coproduction

A Light & Dark Films (ZA), LB Entertainment (US), Jeff Rice Films (US), Link Entertainment (US) production in association with The Fyzz Facility (UK)

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13 Films

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