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Synopsis

Cape Town professor David Lurie blatantly refuses to defend himself for an affair with a colored student whom he gave a passing grade for an exam she didn’t even attend. Dismissed, he moves to his daughter Lucy’s farm, which she runs under most disadvantage terms, favoring the black locals. Yet rowdies violently robs and abuse them both, unprovoked. Lucy refuses to fight back, unlike David, who however is surprised by his own altruistic potential. —IMDb

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roger o. thornhill

23Jan13

fascinating and disturbing....

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Mogambo

24Dec12

frustrating experience. book - 4/5. film 3/5. good adaptation.

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    Mogambo

    24Dec12

    no changed my mind. 4/5 film. I find my judgement of the film being clouded by my strong objections to the characters' decisions/actions. but who am I to question them when I no idea what it's like to live in a post-apartheid nation?

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Film Coach

24Feb12

Ain't nobody clean. South Africa and its shameful attitudes and behaviors. Turn a blind eye to this film as those who turned the same blind eye to human atrocities.

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Instig8r

11Oct11

Enjoyed reading the novel. Enjoyed the film. Byron fetish.

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