''Red Dust'' is an intense thriller set during South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings and its decisive struggle to heal the wounds of apartheid atrocities. The film's thrilling narrative follows African National Congress Member of Parliament, Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and human rights lawyer Sarah Barcant (Academy Award winner Hilary Swank), who find their lives changed forever by a hearing in the small town of Smitsriver.