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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1989-09-20
Languageen
Runtime1h 47m
Production

Davros Films, Star Partners II, Sundance Productions

6.7(117)
•1989•1h 47m

A Dry White Season

DramaThriller

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.

Director
Euzhan Palcy
Writing & Screenplay
Colin WellandEuzhan Palcy
Cinematography
Kelvin Pike

Principal Cast

39 credited
Donald Sutherland
Donald SutherlandBen du Toit
Janet Suzman
Janet SuzmanSusan du Toit
Zakes Mokae
Zakes MokaeStanley Makhaya
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen ProchnowCaptain Stolz
Susan Sarandon
Susan SarandonMelanie Bruwer
Marlon Brando
Marlon BrandoIan McKenzie
Winston Ntshona
Winston NtshonaGordon Ngubene
Thoko Ntshinga
Thoko NtshingaEmily Ngubene
Leonard Maguire
Leonard MaguireBruwer
Gerard Thoolen
Gerard ThoolenColonel Viljoen

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