Dry White Season DVD

A Dry White Season
Schoolteacher Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) has been insulated all his life from the horrors of apartheid in his native South Africa. Perhaps he really didn't want to know. When the son of his black gardener is arrested and beaten as a result of a schoolboy protest in Soweto, at first he imagines the police must have had their reasons. However, the boy is picked up again, and this time he doesn't come back. Ben promises his servant that he will look into the incident, and discovers that the boy was killed simply to gratify the violent urges of Captain Stolz (Jurgen Prochnow), a "special branch" policeman. At long last he has gotten a glimpse into the truly arbitrary and violent nature of the system he has so long benefitted from, and he hires Ian Mackenzie (Marlon Brando) to prosecute the killer. It is a foregone conclusion that Stolz will not be punished, but Mackenzie rises to new heights of withering sarcasm and irony in the courtroom. This situation turns Ben into a radical firebrand, which alienates him from his white friends and neighbors, as well as members of his family. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit Winston Ntshona as Gordon Ngubene Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya Jürgen Prochnow as Capt. Stolz Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit Leonard Maguire as Mr. Bruwer Rowen Elmes as Johan du Toit Gerard Thoolen as Colonel Viljoen Stella Dickin as Susan's Mother David de Keyser as Susan's Father Andrew Whaley as Chris John Kani as Julius Sophie Mgcina as Margaret Bekhithemba Mpofu as Jonathan Tinashe Makoni as Robert Precious Thiri as Wellington Richard Wilson as Cloete Derek Hanekom as Viviers Michael Gambon as Magistrate Paul Brooke as Dr. Herzog

Crew Michael Phillips - Art Director Alan Tomkins - Art Director Lionel Ngakane - Consultant/advisor Michel Cheyko - First Assistant Director Euzhan Palcy - Director Glenn Cunningham - Editor Sam O'Steen - Editor Tim Hampton - Executive Producer Dave Grusin - Composer (Music Score) Tommie Manderson - Makeup John Fenner - Production Designer Pierre-Wiliam Glenn - Cinematographer Kelvin Pike - Cinematographer Rory Kilalea - Production Manager Paula Weinstein - Producer Mary Selway - Producer Peter James - Set Designer David Harris - Special Effects Marc Boyle - Stunts Alison Cross - Screenwriter Colin Welland - Screenwriter Euzhan Palcy - Screenwriter Andre Brink - Book Author

A Dry White Season
(not reviewed)
 

Marlon Brando: Academy, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Marlon Brando: Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actor (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: cc DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 107 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- A Dry White Season 1. Start [8:31] 2. "Illegal Demonstration" [12:18] 3. Asking in Vain [13:18] 4. White Burden [5:51] 5. A Need for Justice [6:24] 6. "I Don't Recall" [11:59] 7. Cynicism vs. Realism [4:18] 8. Choosing the Truth [6:14] 9. Gathering Evidence [12:02] 10. Unhappy Holidays [8:03] 11. Intimidation & Loyalty [11:35] 12. Media Attention [5:53]