Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been discharged from hospital as he re-gathers his strength at home.
“The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation wishes to thank all who have sent messages and prayers‚ including on social media‚ for the Arch’s swift return to his feet. “The Foundation’s board of directors and staff wish Mrs Tutu a very happy birthday. And the Archbishop a full recovery to sustainable good health.”
The nature of Desmond’s illness has however not been disclosed.
Due to his illness, he was unable to attend the 8th annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.
Forest Whitaker plays Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the film The Forgiven.
A trailer for the film has been released.
The film follows Desmond Tutu’s work as President of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa.
He is summoned to a maximum security prison by a murderer, who is seeking clemency. It is inside the prison walls that Tutu is drawn into a dangerous life changing battle with the cunning criminal.
In a statement, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said that this film comes just at the right time.
“This timely, compelling and intelligent film, movingly, and above all humanely, captures what it felt like to be working with those selfless members of the TRC. They strove, often against the odds, to help bring both truth and reconciliation to the ordinary people of South Africa. The film is a tribute to the remarkable and healing power of forgiveness and the outstanding compassion and courage of those who offered love and forgiveness as an antidote to hate and inhumanity. This is not only a film about a certain time and place, it is a pean of hope to humanity at large,” Tutu said.
The Forgiven is set to be released on 9th March in the US. South Africa’s release date has however not been confirmed.
