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Red Dust rises in Toronto
15/09/2004 12:19 - (SA)
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| Hillary Swank arrives at the premiere of Red Dust. The film opens in SA in 2005. (Aaron Harris, AP) |
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Toronto - South African cinema has made a triumphant entry into the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival with the premiere of the gripping Truth and Reconciliation Commission drama, Red Dust.
The premiere was attended by the film's stars, Oscar winner Hilary Swank and Bafta nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Isidingo's Jamie Bartlett, director Tom Hooper and its producers Anant Singh, Helena Spring, David Thompson and Ruth Caleb.
Red Dust received an overwhelming response from the capacity audience which applauded the stars and the director as the spotlight focused on them at the end of the screening.
"We are delighted with the great response to Red Dust, said producer, Anant Singh.
"Red Dust tells one story of the Truth And Reconciliation
Commission, but it also represents the tens of thousands of cases that the Commission heard across South Africa and the healing process of the Commission.
"The Toronto audience was totally engaged by the film. The
film is enhanced by great performances by the international actors and our local actors among them Marius Weyers, Ian Roberts and Jamie Bartlett," added Singh.
Red Dust is an intense, suspense drama set during South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings and explores its decisive struggle to heal the wounds of apartheid atrocities.
Early reviews coming out of Toronto have been positive with
Canada's national daily newspaper declaring: "Red Dust is a nuanced and engrossing court-room drama," and the Hollywood Reporter saying: "The film maintains a lively pace, and the story contains enough twists and turns to sustain interest."
Red Dust was shot on location in Graaff-Reinet and Johannesburg.
The film will be released in South Africa on January 7, 2005.
- News24
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