Shown: November 15, 2026 at 6pm
Director : Euzhan Palcy
Country : South Africa
Release Date : 1989
Duration : 107 mins
Language : English, Afrikaans & Zulu
Subtitles : Yes
The first Hollywood studio feature with a black female director is a compelling account of a South African who turns against the ruling caste. Donald Sutherland stars as a liberal but blinkered schoolteacher who gradually becomes radicalised after a series of brutal events affecting his gardener that eventually splits his family apart. Susan Sarandon plays a sympathetic journalist and Marlon Brando, in a juicy comeback cameo that evokes Orson Welles, plays an anti-apartheid lawyer. The plot is effectively set up and expertly pursued, and Hugh Masekela makes some striking contributions to Dave Grusin’s musical score. With Janet Suzman, Jürgen Prochnow and Zakes Mokae. A film that will make you angry!
“Euzhan Palcy, a remarkable talent, has kept her undeniably powerful film ablaze with ferocity and feeling.” (Rolling Stone)