Red Dust

Red Dust

Nothing is more dangerous than the truth.

2004110 min5.8 / 10

A morally complex drama about confronting apartheid's legacy through the lens of a lawyer's return home to defend a tortured politician.

Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid.

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