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Dry White Season, A
1989
Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener, Stanley's (Zakes Mokae's) son, Jonathan (Bekhithemba Mpofu), is brutally beaten up by the Police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his own society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
One man has opened his eyes to the truth.
JBscale
75
Very Good
Film Detail
Genre
Drama - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 46 mins.
US Theatrical Release
September 20, 1989
US Box Office
$3,766,879
(#5103 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
December 11, 2018
Acquired Date
February 21, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
Donald Sutherland
Janet Suzman
Zakes Mokae
Jürgen Prochnow
Susan Sarandon
Marlon Brando
Winston Ntshona
Susannah Harker
David de Keyser
John Kani
Richard Wilson
Michael Gambon
Ronald Pickup
Paul Brooke
Rosemary Martin
Directors
Euzhan Palcy
Producers
Paula Weinstein
Hilary Eggington
Writers
Colin Welland
Euzhan Palcy
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58 Average
2003
79
79 Very Good
1999
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82%
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74 votes
75%
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64 votes
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68
19 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
6,469 votes
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