''A Reasonable Man'' is a 1999 South African-French thriller

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film produced, written, starring, and directed by

Gavin Hood Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing ''Tsotsi'' (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also directed the films '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', ...

Premise

Sean Raine, an ex-army officer with issues of his own, defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby that he believes is an evil being known as a

Tikoloshe In Zulu mythology, Tikoloshe, Tikolosh, Tokoloshe, Tokolotshe, Thokolosi or Hili is a dwarf-like water sprite. It is a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone. Tokoloshes are called upon ...

Cast

as Sean Raine *

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

as Judge Wendon * Janine Eser as Jennifer Raine * Vusi Kunene as Prosecutor Linde *

Ken Gampu Ken Gampu (Germiston, August 28, 1929 – Vosloorus, November 4, 2003) was a South African actor. Before he began his career, Gampu was a physical training instructor, salesman, interpreter and police officer. His first acting job was in Athol ...

as Headman * Loyiso Gxwala as Sipho Mbombela * Nandi Nyembe as Sangoma Rachel Ndlovu * Ian Roberts as Chris Van Rooyen * Graham Hopkins as Professor MacKenzie * Rapulana Seiphemo as Joe Zuma * Keketso Semoko as Mary Majola * Thembi Nyandeni as Miriam Mbombela * Duma Mnembe as Village Sangoma * Amanda Dakada as Mary's sick daughter * Ayanda Ncube as Thandi Mbombela

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* * * 1999 films 1999 crime drama films 1999 crime thriller films 1999 independent films 1990s psychological thriller films French crime drama films French crime thriller films South African crime drama films 1990s English-language films English-language French films English-language South African films Courtroom films French films based on actual events Films set in South Africa Films shot in South Africa Films directed by Gavin Hood 1999 directorial debut films 1990s French films {{crime-thriller-film-stub