A Dry White Season

US (1989): Drama/Thriller

Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) is a schoolteacher who has always considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation. (Mattias Thuresson, IMDb)

Marlon Brando came out of 10 years of retirement to play barrister Ian McKenzie. He took no salary for playing the role but sadly, according to him, his best work was left on the cutting room floor. Erich Holmgren, YouTube.com

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