A Dry White Season (Blu-ray)

Directed by Euzhan Palcy

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jürgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Rowan Elmes, Susannah Harker, Thoko Ntshinga, Winston Ntshona
Contributors: Paula Weinstein, Colin Welland, Euzhan Palcy, Dave Grusin, Pierre-William Glenn, Kelvin Pike
Studio: BFI
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 17 Jun 2024
Originally Issued: 1989
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 103 minutes

Description

Drama starring Donald Sutherland as a schoolteacher who has been insulated all his life from the horrors of apartheid in his native South Africa. When the son of Ben du Toit (Sutherland)'s 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 discovers that the boy was killed simply to gratify the violent urges of Captain Stolz (Jürgen Prochnow), a special branch policeman, and so he hires human rights lawyer Ian McKenzie (Marlon Brando). With Ben determined to take action, he becomes alienated from his white friends and neighbours, as well as members of his family. The cast also includes Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: André Brink (author)