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A Dry White Season (1989)
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Synopsis
Schoolteacher Ben du Toit (
Donald Sutherland
) has been insulated all his life from the horrors of apartheid in his native South Africa. Perhaps he really didn't want to know. When the son of his black gardener is arrested and beaten as a result of a schoolboy protest in Soweto, at first he imagines the police must have had their reasons. However, the boy is picked up again, and this time he doesn't come back. Ben promises his servant that he will look into the incident, and discovers that the boy was killed simply to gratify the violent urges of Captain Stolz (Jurgen Prochnow), a "special branch" policeman. At long last he has gotten a glimpse into the truly arbitrary and violent nature of the system he has so long benefitted from, and he hires Ian Mackenzie (
Marlon Brando
) to prosecute the killer. It is a foregone conclusion that Stolz will not be punished, but Mackenzie rises to new heights of withering sarcasm and irony in the courtroom. This situation turns Ben into a radical firebrand, which alienates him from his white friends and neighbors, as well as members of his family. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Cast
Marlon Brando
Ian McKenzie
Paul Brooke
Dr. Herzog
David de Keyser
Susan's Father
Stella Dickin
Susan's Mother
Rowen Elmes
Johan du Toit
Michael Gambon
Magistrate
John Kani
Julius
Leonard Maguire
Mr. Bruwer
Sophie Mgcina
Margaret
Zakes Mokae
Stanley Makhaya
Winston Ntshona
Gordon Ngubene
Jürgen Prochnow
Capt. Stolz
Susan Sarandon
Melanie Bruwer
Donald Sutherland
Ben du Toit
Janet Suzman
Susan du Toit
Andrew Whaley
Chris
Gerard Thoolen
Colonel Viljoen
Derek Hanekom
Viviers
Tinashe Makoni
Robert
Bekhithemba Mpofu
Jonathan
Precious Thiri
Wellington
Richard Wilson
Cloete
Production Crew
Alan Tomkins
Art Director
Michael Phillips
Art Director
Andre Brink
Book Author
Kelvin Pike
Cinematographer
Pierre-Wiliam Glenn
Cinematographer
Dave Grusin
Composer (Music Score)
Lionel Ngakane
Consultant/advisor
Euzhan Palcy
Director
Glenn Cunningham
Editor
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Tim Hampton
Executive Producer
Michel Cheyko
First Assistant Director
Tommie Manderson
Makeup
Mary Selway
Producer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
John Fenner
Production Designer
Rory Kilalea
Production Manager
Alison Cross
Screenwriter
Colin Welland
Screenwriter
Euzhan Palcy
Screenwriter
Peter James
Set Designer
David Harris
Special Effects
Marc Boyle
Stunts
Year: 1989
Runtime: 105
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Color type
DeLuxe Color
Produced by
MGM
Release
September 20, 1989 (USA)
by MGM-UA Distribution
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