A Dry White Season (1989)

Name: A Dry White Season
Director: Euzhan Palcy
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1989
Duration: 107 min

ThumbScore

👍 70%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 74% (RT: 81%, MC: 68)

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Director

Euzhan Palcy

Runtime

1h 47m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.7/10 (117 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

Cast

Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit · 73% avg

Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit

Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya · 73% avg

Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Stolz · 72% avg

Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer · 70% avg

Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie · 77% avg

Winston Ntshona as Gordon Ngubene

Thoko Ntshinga as Emily Ngubene

Is A Dry White Season good?

Most people think so. 70% audience score, estimated from 117 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗