Movie
A Dry White Season
Overview
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-09-20
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Davros Films, Star Partners II, Sundance Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit
- Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit
- Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Stolz
- Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer
- Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie
- Winston Ntshona as Gordon Ngubene
- Thoko Ntshinga as Emily Ngubene
- Leonard Maguire as Bruwer
- Gerard Thoolen as Colonel Viljoen
- Susannah Harker as Suzette du Toit
- Rowen Elmes as Johan du Toit
Crew
- Euzhan Palcy - Director
- Colin Welland - Screenplay
- Euzhan Palcy - Screenplay
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