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Red Dust

Drama starring Hilary Swank. A woman leaves her law career in New York to return to South Africa to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing.

Drama based on the novel by Gillian Slovo.

A woman leaves her law career in New York to return to South Africa to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing.

The man she is representing, a social activist, is shocked to discover that the former police deputy who once tortured him is now seeking amnesty for his actions.

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1 hour, 46 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Aug 200900:05
BBC One Wales, Cambridgeshire, East & North East & Cumbria only

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Nov 200823:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Tue 25 Nov 200823:55
    BBC One Wales
  • Mon 3 Aug 200923:35
    BBC One except Cambridgeshire, East, Northern Ireland, North East & Cumbria & Wales
  • Tue 4 Aug 200900:05
    BBC One Wales, Cambridgeshire, East & North East & Cumbria only

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