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Red
Dust exposes the truth about the insults and crimes of racial
discrimination in South Africa under apartheid. The film is
based on the
book by Gillian Slovo, daughter of Joe Slovo and Ruth First
who were
prominent white activists against apartheid in South Africa,
working
alongside Nelson Mandela. The film tells the story
of a young, black politician, tortured in the
struggle against apartheid, who now opposes his former abuser's
application for amnesty for fear of what the trial may reveal.
Red Dust
is a powerful drama, set against the backdrop of South Africa's
'Truth
and Reconciliation Commission' hearings. The Commission was
created to heal the wounds of apartheid and help close the
most painful chapter in the country's history.
The evidence is overwhelming that discrimination against
Indigenous
Australians remains starkly pronounced and is getting worse.
Red Dust
re-ignites a sense of urgency for Reconciliation in Australia. |
"RED
DUST"