A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season is a 1989 American dramahistorical film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland, Jrgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. It was written by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy, based upon Andr Brinks novel of the same name. Robert Bolt also contributed uncredited revisions of the screenplay. It is set in South Africa and deals with the subject of apartheid. Brando was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

The white police notices their intentions and detains some responsible persons. Though they continue and to increase their safety hide the information at Bens house. At this time Ben lets his son in on his plans. His son and his daughter both get to know the hiding spots, and after the police searched through Bens house earlier there is an explosion next to the hiding spot, because the daughter betrayed it to the police. Though the son saved the documents. Then Gordons wife, Emily Thoko Ntshinga, and children are captured as well. Bens wife and doughter leave. The daughter offers her father to get the documents to a safer place. They meet at a restaurant and Ben gives her the pretended documents, which she delivers to the police man. But instead of giving her the documents, Ben only gave her a book about art. At the end Ben is run over by the police man. The police man is shot by a black helper of Ben in revenge.Director Euzhan Palcy was so passionate about creating an accurate portrayal on film that she traveled to Soweto undercover, posing as a recording artist, to research the riots. Actor Brando was so moved by Palcys commitment to social change that he came out of a selfimposed retirement to play the role of the human rights lawyer he also agreed to work for union scale 4,000, far below his usual fee. The salaries of Sutherland and Sarandon were also reduced and the film was budgeted at onlymillion. ........

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