A Dry White Season 1989

Overview

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Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "A Dry White Season" (1989).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Length: 150-190 words.
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Title: A Dry White Season
Year: 1989
Genre: Drama and Thriller [1]
Director: Euzhan Palcy [3, 6]
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon [3]. Ben du Toit is played by Donald Sutherland [6].
Plot: Set 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 [1, 4]. Ben du Toit has been insulated from the horrors of apartheid in his native South Africa until an incident hits close to home, exposing him to the arbitrary and violent nature of the system [6].
Runtime: 1h 47m [1].
Rating: R [1].