A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Euzhan Palcy
Screenplay by	Colin Welland Euzhan Palcy
Based on	A Dry White Season by Andre Brink
Produced by	Paula Weinstein
Starring	Donald Sutherland Janet Suzman Jürgen Prochnow Zakes Mokae Susan Sarandon Marlon Brando
Cinematography	Pierre-William Glenn Kelvin Pike
Edited by	Glenn Cunningham Sam O'Steen
Music by	Dave Grusin
Production companies	Davros Films Sundance Productions
Distributed by	MGM/UA
Release date	September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States France
Language	English
Budget	$9 million
Box office	$3,766,879[1]

A Dry White Season is a 1989 American drama film directed by Euzhan Palcy, and starring Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. It was written by Colin Welland and Palcy, based upon André Brink's novel A Dry White Season. Robert Bolt also contributed uncredited revisions of the screenplay. It is set in South Africa in 1976 and deals with the subject of apartheid. Brando was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.