Long night's journey into day South Africa's search for truth & reconciliation

Long night's journey into day South Africa's search for truth & reconciliation / Iris Films in association with Cinemax Reel Life ; directed by Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann.

Follows four cases over a two-year period that were brought before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission which investigates the crimes of apartheid, by bringing together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. In so doing South Africa is showing the r...

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Corporate Authors: Iris Films/Iris Feminist Collective, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Mirren, Helen, Hoffmann, Deborah, Reid, Frances
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, c2000.
Subjects:
South Africa. > Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Apartheid > South Africa.
Atrocities > South Africa.
Human rights > South Africa.
Conflict management > South Africa.
Amnesty > South Africa.
Victims of crimes > South Africa.
Violence > South Africa.
Governmental investigations > South Africa.
Reconciliation.
Reconciliation (Law) > South Africa.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videos > Dinand.
South Africa > Social conditions > 1994-
Online Access:For more about the film and filmmakers.
For film study guide and transcript.
For access to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
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Summary:Follows four cases over a two-year period that were brought before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission which investigates the crimes of apartheid, by bringing together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. In so doing South Africa is showing the rest of the world that even the most bitter conflicts can be addressed through honesty and communication, providing the most definitive record of one of the most ambitious and innovative attempts at social reconciliation without precedent in human history.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study guide (38 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.)
Format:DVD.
Awards:Winner, Grand Jury Prize, 2000 Sundance Film Festival, Best Documentary.
Production Credits:Produced by Frances Reid ; edited by Deborah Hoffman ; original music by Lebo M ; cinematography by Ezra Jwili, Frances Reid.
Bibliography:Study guide includes discussion questions and bibliographical references (p. 34-36).
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Helen Mirren.
Language:Closed captioned.
In English and native languages with English subtitles.

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