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Dominican Rep. A Dry White Season
- Original title
- A Dry White Season
- Year
- 1989
- Running time
- 102 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Donald Sutherland
Marlon Brando
Susan Sarandon
Janet Suzman
Zakes Mokae
Jürgen Prochnow- Winston Ntshona
- Thoko Ntshinga
- Leonard Maguire
John Kani
Michael Gambon
Susannah Harker- Gerard Thoolen
David de Keyser- Andrew Whaley
- Sophie Mgcina
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Racism. 1970s. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers
- Synopsis
- Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardeners son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
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- Awards
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1989: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Marlon Brando)1989: Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Marlon Brando)1989: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Marlon Brando)1989: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Marlon Brando)1989: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nom. Best Picture & Best Supp. Actor (Brando)
- Critics' reviews
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"This is filmmaking meant to engage the heart-and other visceral organs-more than the mind"
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"A wrenching picture about South Africa that makes no expedient compromises with feel-good entertainment values, A Dry White Season displays riveting performances and visceral style."
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"Here's a good, honorable, but not great anti-apartheid movie"
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"Dry White Season is no less predictable than its predecessors, but its frankness and sincerity matter more than its fundamental bluntness"
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