A dry white season [DVD video]

White schoolteacher Ben Du Toit lives in Johannesburg and remains blissfully incurious about the lives of his black countrymen until a wave of brutal repression comes crashing down on his gardener, bringing Du Toit face-to-face with harsh political realities.

General Note:

Based on the novel by André Brink.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas ; 'Five scenes,' a new program featuring Palcy ; interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland ; excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela ; footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry.

Performers:

Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Winston Ntshona, Thoko Ntshinga, John Kani, David De Keyser, Susannah Harker, Gerard Thoolen, Michael Gambon, Ronald Pickup.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo.

Subject Term:

Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994 -- Drama.

Genre:

Historical films.

Social problem films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Fiction films.

Feature films.