A DRY WHITE SEASON (1989)

Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, and Susan Sarandon feature in A Dry White Season, a 1989 American drama film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, and Susan Sarandon. Colin Welland and Palcy wrote it, based on André Brink's novel A Dry White Season. Robert Bolt also made uncredited screenplay edits. It takes place in 1976 in South Africa and deals with the issue of apartheid. Brando was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.

Following the failure of his Razzie-nominated performance in "The Formula", Brando took a nine-year hiatus from performing (1980). He stepped out of retirement to star in A Dry White Season, a film about social justice and civil rights that reflected his own lifetime dedication. It is set in apartheid-era South Africa and follows a schoolteacher who stays out of local politics until his black gardener is racially violent assault. He enlists the support of a well-known lawyer (Brando) to take the case to trial, provoking the wrath of white cops. In only a few scenes, Brando steals the show as a smart lawyer who enjoys making large, dramatic gestures.

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Directed by: Euzhan Palcy

Release date: September 22, 1989

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243