South African Films
10/6/2005 15:19
FORGIVENESS
Synopsis: An
unknown man arrives in the windswept town of Paternoster on the South African
Atlantic West Coast. Stranded in the dark mire of a secret past, the mystery of
who the man is, why his presence is feared, and what brings him to the town, all
combine to make a moving film of betrayal, resolution and revenge.
Granted
amnesty for crimes committed in the past, ex-South African cop Tertius Coetzee
still feels shackled by the sheer weight of his sins. An unrelenting quest for
closure plunges the family of one of his victims into a furnace of personal
emotion. Inclined at first to drive Coetzee away, the family becomes involved in
a plot to keep him in town to avenge the death of their son. Their quest
triggers the road-trip of three friends equally intent on revenge.
The film¡¯s
classic¡®Western¡¯genre damaged anti-hero draws all who confront him into a
morally ambiguous universe where murder offers release and betrayal points the
way to freedom.
Source:www.siff.com
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