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Mandela and De KlerkMandela and De Klerk (1997)
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine
The political backdrop to Nelson Madela's release in 1991 from a South African prison is solidly dramatised in this telemovie. Stars Sidney Poitier…
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. John Cusack, Kevin Spacey
John Cusack and Kevin Spacey convene for Clint Eastwood's moody adaptation of John Berendt's fact–based novel – a complex, atmospheric…
Port Djema (1997)
Dir. Eric Heumann
Feat. Jean-Yves Dubois, Nathalie Boutefeu, Christophe Odent
A Paris surgeon gets into the thick of dangerous politics at an East African colonial port as he traces the footsteps of a murdered friend. Won Best…
Second Civil War, TheSecond Civil War, The (1997)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn
Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
Waco - Rules of EngagementWaco - Rules of Engagement (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. William Gazecki
The disastrous FBI siege of the Branch Davidian Sect compound at Waco, Texas in 1993 is pulled to pieces in this acclaimed documentary, revealing a…
Wag the DogWag the Dog (1997)
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman
A Clinton–inspired political satire, coincided with the Lewinsky scandal on release (and then Iraq), sees Whitehouse spin–doctor Robert…
Absolute PowerAbsolute Power (1996)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Judy Davis
Cat–burglar Clint Eastwood witnesses the US President murder his friend's wife after a bout of infidelity, and is hunted down by a deadly…
BurmaBurma (1996-2006)
Dir. Evan Williams, Mark Stucke
South East Asian hot–point Burma is the subject of this diptych examining the country’s military dictatorship, harsh oppression, and student…
City HallCity Hall (1996)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda
Good old–fashioned ethics melodrama with fine perfs from Al Pacino and John Cusack lending the required lustre to plot intricacies involving…
EvitaEvita (1996) Recommended
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Madonna, Antonio Banderas
The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …

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