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      Place of Weeping

      PG 1986 1h 28m Drama List
      Reviews In apartheid South Africa, an overweight white farmer (Charles Comyn) treats his black workers with a merciless brutality. When he catches one of them stealing poultry to feed his starving family, he angrily thrashes him to death. Confident he has intimidated his employees into keeping quiet, he is surprised when one black woman (Gcina Mhlophe) stands up to him. Powerless on her own, she enlists the help of a white journalist (James Whylie) from Johannesburg in her quest for retribution. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Une pesanteur difficilement supportable. Mais une necessite dont on laisse le bénéfice du doute. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In apartheid South Africa, an overweight white farmer (Charles Comyn) treats his black workers with a merciless brutality. When he catches one of them stealing poultry to feed his starving family, he angrily thrashes him to death. Confident he has intimidated his employees into keeping quiet, he is surprised when one black woman (Gcina Mhlophe) stands up to him. Powerless on her own, she enlists the help of a white journalist (James Whylie) from Johannesburg in her quest for retribution.
      Director
      Darrell James Roodt
      Production Co
      A Place of Weeping Productions
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $5.0K
      Runtime
      1h 28m