A Dry White Season (1989)
R 20 Sep 1989 • Drama, Thriller • 1h 46m
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.
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Language:
English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 9 nominations total
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
68
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Box Office Total:
$3,766,879