Thought-provoking drama set at the time of the Truth and Reconciliation hearings in post-apartheid South Africa, part of the Africa Lives on the BBC season. Starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. South African-born lawyer Sarah Barcant returns to her homeland from the US to represent politician Alex Mpondo as he tries to discover the facts behind his imprisonment during apartheid. Review page 49. Director Tom Hooper (2004, 15)
African School on Tuesday at 8.30pm on BBC4 is the first of four consecutive programmes in the Africa Lives on the BBC season Truth Hurts: p29; Barry Norman on Hilary Swank : p47