A Dry White Season (1989)

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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.

• Released: 1989-09-20
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 117 votes

Directed by Euzhan Palcy.

Top cast

• Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit
• Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit
• Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya
• Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Stolz
• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Dry White Season

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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