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A Dry White Season
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A Dry White Season

Sep 20, 1989
1h 47m
★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama
Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Donald Sutherland

Ben du Toit

Donald Sutherland

Janet Suzman

Susan du Toit

Janet Suzman

Zakes Mokae

Stanley Makhaya

Zakes Mokae

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Stolz

Jürgen Prochnow

Susan Sarandon

Melanie Bruwer

Susan Sarandon

Marlon Brando

Ian McKenzie

Marlon Brando

Winston Ntshona

Gordon Ngubene

Winston Ntshona

Thoko Ntshinga

Emily Ngubene

Thoko Ntshinga

Leonard Maguire

Bruwer

Leonard Maguire

Gerard Thoolen

Colonel Viljoen

Gerard Thoolen

Susannah Harker

Suzette du Toit

Susannah Harker

Rowen Elmes

Johan du Toit

Rowen Elmes

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