A Dry White Season

In this gripping drama, 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 during the 1976 Soweto uprising. Based on André Brink's novel, the film tells the story of Ben Du Toit, a South African teacher who finds himself at odds with the apartheid system after his gardener's son is brutally beaten by the police. With Marlon Brando delivering a powerful performance as the lawyer for the wrongly accused, "A Dry White Season" is a tense and emotional thriller that explores the complexities of social justice in 1970s South Africa.