Directed by:
Euzhan PalcyScreenplay:
Colin WellandComposer:
Dave GrusinCast:
Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow, Susan Sarandon, Winston Ntshona, Susannah Harker, Richard Wilson (more)VOD (1)
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In the apartheid-era of South Africa, schoolteacher Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) lives with his wife and two children, wilfully naive to the racism and injustice in his country. That is until the son of his gardener is beaten and killed by white police officers in the aftermath of a protest for better education for Black children. This devastating event forces du Toit's to open his eyes and emboldens him to finally stand up and take action, seeking the help of human rights lawyer Ian McKenzie (Marlon Brando), an isolating endeavour that will change the lives of du Toit and his family forever. Euzhan Palcy's A Dry White Season is a thrilling and ferocious portrayal of atrocity and discrimination. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Marlon Brando
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
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JFK (1991)
Janet Suzman
South Africa
Best movies:
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
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Zakes Mokae
South Africa
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Jürgen Prochnow
German Empire
Best movies:
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Susan Sarandon
USA
Best movies:
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The Front Page (1974)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Winston Ntshona
South Africa
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Blood Diamond (2006)
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Susannah Harker
UK
Best movies:
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A Dry White Season (1989)
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Richard Wilson
UK
Best movies:
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Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Paul Brooke
UK
Best movies:
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
John Kani
South Africa
Best movies:
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Lion King (2019)
Ronald Pickup
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Mission (1986)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Hugh Masekela
South Africa
Best movies:
A Dry White Season (1989)
Rosemary Martin
UK
Best movies:
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Tess (1979)
David de Keyser
UK
Best movies:
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Sello Maake Ka-Ncube
South Africa
Best movies:
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A Dry White Season (1989)
The Last Samurai (1990)
Thoko Ntshinga
Best movies:
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Gerard Thoolen
Netherlands
Best movies:
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