Cry, the Beloved Country 1995  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton, Eric Miyeni, Tsholofelo Wechoemang, Dolly Rathebe, Ramalao Makhene, Jack Robinson, John Whiteley, Jennifer Steyn
Apartheid in South Africa is the subject of this film based on Alan Paton's novel. Two fathers, Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) and a racist landowner James Jarvis (Richard Harris), deal with tragedy and find some common ground.
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The King Is Alive 2000   R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Dogme 4: The King Is Alive
Director: Kristian Levring
Cast: Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davison, Brion James, Peter Khubeke, Vusi Kunene, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer
After their bus runs out of gas in a hot North African desert, the 11 passengers come up with a unique way to pass the time: stage a performance of "King Lear." Retired actor Henry (David Bradley) assigns roles for the play that are based on the stripped-down personalities of the passengers. As the situation grows more threatening, aggressive potentials of the play's characters come into play.
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| 1. Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
2. The King Is Alive (2000)
aka: Dogme 4: The King Is Alive
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