A Dry White Season
The best way to remember a man is to keep on fighting.
South Africa, 1976. The police ruled Gordon Ngubene's death a suicide. But when Afrikaans schoolteacher Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland, Don't Look Now) Saw the body, he knew his friend of 15 years was the victim of police torture. Seeking justice, Ben hires barrister Ian McKenzie to represent the Ngubene family at the inquest, but the judge ignores the evidence and exonerates the police. Refusing to "give it up" Ben risks his family and career as he takes on a system run by racists, thugs and murderers. For if you’re not with the Afrikaners, you're against them. And choosing the wrong side could get you killed.
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Very dry - Woody2
A very good adaptation of Andre Brink's book. The South African actors were brilliant, but Donald Sutherland and Marlon Brando both struggling. Still, it managed to evoke the apartheid era very well, with the attitudes, pathos and humiliations. Great to see Janet Suzman again. Definitely worth seeing- again!
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Very dry - Woody2
A very good adaptation of Andre Brink's book. The South African actors were brilliant, but Donald Sutherland and Marlon Brando both struggling. Still, it managed to evoke the apartheid era very well, with the attitudes, pathos and humiliations. Great to see ...