Review of A Dry White Season (1989) by Mike T — 05 Mar 2009

This is a magnificent movie that deals with the injustice in south africa....

This review of A Dry White Season (1989) was written by Mike T on 05 Mar 2009.

A Dry White Season has generally received positive reviews.

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By Morris N (358) on 27 May 2007

Good film. Brando has a small role which he plays quite well. Sutherland is very good…

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Sutherland's not particularly strong in his role of the man who knew too little -- he's handicapped by obvious dialogue like I was so naive…

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Dry White Season is no less predictable than its predecessors, but its frankness and sincerity matter more than its fundamental bluntness…

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A Dry White Season tries very hard to attack apartheid in an intelligent, hard-hitting way, but it too fails to reach the level of audience…

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By Broyax (884) on 13 May 2018

Le film standard qui dénonce l'injustice dans le monde et en l'occurrence l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud…

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By Philip S (830) on 09 Oct 2007

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By Bruno L (623) on 29 Feb 2012

A classic book by AndrÃ (C) Brink was delivered into the silver screen in 1989 with a stellar cast and a talented director…

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By Amy C (479) on 02 Sep 2013

Featuring the major problems of South Africa's apartheid, A Dry White Season has a great plot depicting such problems, but the most interesting…

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By Pauline Kael (368) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 12 Apr 1996

Like Cry Freedom, it's still whites debating racial injustice: fine for a book published in Afrikaans a decade ago, but a poor premise for…

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By Mark R (985) on 07 Dec 2007

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