A Dry White Season
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| A Dry White Season | |
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| Directed by | Euzhan Palcy |
| Produced by | Paula Weinstein Tim Hampton Mary Selway |
| Written by | Colin Welland Euzhan Palcy André Brink (novel) |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Marlon Brando Janet Suzman Susan Sarandon Jürgen Prochnow |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn Kelvin Pike |
| Editing by | Glenn Cunningham Sam O'Steen |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
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A Dry White Season is a 1989 film made by Davros Films and Sundance Productions and distributed by MGM. It was directed by Euzhan Palcy and produced by Paula Weinstein, Mary Selway and Tim Hampton. The screenplay was by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy, based upon André Brink's novel with the same name.
The film stars Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow, Susan Sarandon and Marlon Brando (who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor). It is set in South Africa, and deals with the subject of apartheid.
[edit] Production
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England and on location in Zimbabwe.
[edit] Synopsis
In A Dry White Season, Donald Sutherland portrays the character of Ben Du Toit, a South African school teacher who learns that his gardener, a black man, has been killed while investigating the death of his son.
Upset by this turn of events, he retains Ian Mackenzie (Marlon Brando), a human rights attorney to assist him with the case. Ultimately, the court rules against them. This is when Ben Du Toit decides to take more aggressive action, and begins a civil suit against the police.
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