A Dry White Season
Sep 20 1989
•2h 47m
•Drama, Mystery
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.
Cast
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Donald Sutherland
Ben du Toit
Janet Suzman
Susan du Toit
Zakes Mokae
Stanley Makhaya
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Stolz
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