CinemaOSMovie · 1989 · 1h 47m · R

A Dry White Season

67%(118)IMDbDramaThriller

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.

Directed byEuzhan Palcy

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 47m
Language: EN
Released: September 20, 1989

Studios

Davros FilmsStar Partners IISundance Productions

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Trailers & teasers

1 video

Trailer on FilmNet (90s): A dry white season

Trailer on FilmNet (90s): A dry white season

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Ben du Toit

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Susan du Toit

Zakes Mokae

Zakes Mokae

Stanley Makhaya

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Stolz

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Melanie Bruwer

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Ian McKenzie

Winston Ntshona

Winston Ntshona

Gordon Ngubene

Thoko Ntshinga

Thoko Ntshinga

Emily Ngubene

Leonard Maguire

Leonard Maguire

Bruwer

Gerard Thoolen

Gerard Thoolen

Colonel Viljoen

Creative team

Directed by: Euzhan Palcy
Written by: Colin Welland
Euzhan Palcy
Produced by: Paula Weinstein

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