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.

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Cast

DS01ADonald SutherlandBen du Toit
JS02AJanet SuzmanSusan du Toit
ZM03AZakes MokaeStanley Makhaya
JP04AJürgen ProchnowCaptain Stolz
SS05ASusan SarandonMelanie Bruwer
MB06AMarlon BrandoIan McKenzie
WN07AWinston NtshonaGordon Ngubene
TN08AThoko NtshingaEmily Ngubene

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A Dry White Season

Screen 9 · Row L · Seat 12 · 1989

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