# A Dry White Season (1989)

> A privileged South African teacher risks his security when police brutality forces him to confront the apartheid system he once regarded from a distance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20135

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Euzhan Palcy
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Winston Ntshona, Thoko Ntshinga
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: angry, harrowing, emotionally forceful, political film night, historical drama viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of awakening conscience in a society rife with injustice.

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