A Dry White Season(1989)
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.
Movie: A Dry White Season
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Ben du Toit
Susan du Toit
Stanley Makhaya
Captain Stolz
Melanie Bruwer
Ian McKenzie
Gordon Ngubene
Emily Ngubene
Bruwer
Colonel Viljoen
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