In My Country is a 2004 English-language film directed by John Boorman, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche. The screenplay, written by Ann Peacock, was based on Antjie Krog's memoir Country of My Skull. A special screening of the film was held for Nelson Mandela in December 2003 in the presence of John Boorman, Juliette Binoche and Robert Chartoff. Mandela liked the film and provided producers with a quote for promotion of the film: The movie deals with the story of Afrikaner poet Anna Malan and an American journalist, Langston Whitfield , sent to South Africa to report about... the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. Filming took place in and around Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula. Capetonians and travellers familiar with the city will recognise several well known land-marks co-opted to represent scenes within the film: The film made heavy use of distinguished South African actors and actresses of all backgrounds for both bit and prominent parts.
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| Release date: | March 11, 2005 |
| Directed by: | John Boorman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan, Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Mike Medavoy |
| Editor: | Ron Davis |
| Music by: | Murray C. Anderson |
| Cinematography: | Seamus Deasy |
| Screenplay by: | Ann Peacock |
| Estimated budget: | $12,000,000 |