Fresh
The relentless plot is effectively set up and expertly pursued, and Hugh Masekela makes some striking contributions to Dave Grusin's musical score.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Euzhan Palcy Director
- Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit
- Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit
- Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Stolz (as Jurgen Prochnow)
- Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer
- Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie
- Winston Ntshona as Gordon Ngubene
- Thoko Ntshinga as Emily Ngubene
- Leonard Maguire as Bruwer
- Gerard Thoolen as Colonel Viljoen
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's filled with obvious, earnest performances--Marlon Brando's ironic and subtle one is the only exception--and unresonant writing.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
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.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Whites debating racial injustice: fine for a book published in Afrikaans a decade ago, but a poor premise for a message movie.
Damon Wise, Time Out
Fresh
Mr. Brando appears only briefly and is badly missed. His character takes the whole film a notch above where it might otherwise go.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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