The Forgiven

It is 1996 and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which aims to offer support and reparations to the victims of apartheid, has been running for two years. It is headed by Archbishop Tutu, who works to resolve crimes in order to heal an embittered nation. After promising the grief-stricken family of one victim of a government-sanctioned 'disappearance' that he will uncover the truth, Tutu's search leads him to Piet Blomfeld, a convicted murderer languishing in Cape Town's Pollsmoor Prison. (London Film Festival)