Summary: Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South African-born attorney Sarah Barcant (Swank), meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo, as well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who arrested along with him and never heard from again. (imdb)

Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Directed By: Tom Hooper

Written By: Troy Kennedy-Martin, Gillian Slovo

Starring: Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Bartlett, Ian Roberts, Hlomla Dandala, James Ngcobo

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