A Dry White Season

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience mixed reviews
gptkbp:author gptkb:André_Brink
gptkbp:awards nominated for several
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:MGM/_UA
moderate success
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Donald_Sutherland
gptkb:Marlee_Matlin
gptkb:John_Thaw
Zakes Mokae
gptkbp:character gptkb:Miriam
gptkb:Malaika
Gert
Dr. Du Toit
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Pierre-William_Glenn
gptkbp:conflict moral dilemmas
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced anti-apartheid movements
gptkbp:director Euzhan Palcy
gptkbp:film English
gptkbp:film_awards won several awards
gptkbp:film_debut the novel by André Brink
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Jill_Bilcock
gptkbp:film_length 103 minutes
gptkbp:film_score composed by Michel Legrand
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Dry White Season
gptkbp:impact awareness of apartheid issues
gptkbp:influences South African literature
gptkbp:inspiration real events in South Africa
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-14-004066-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy remains significant in discussions of apartheid.
gptkbp:motif loss and grief
gptkbp:narrative_focus personal and political conflict
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
lyrical prose
gptkbp:page_count 320
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:protagonist Ben du Toit
gptkbp:published gptkb:1979
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1989
gptkbp:setting gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:significance explores racial injustice
gptkbp:symbolism white privilege
gptkbp:theme gptkb:apartheid
gptkbp:themes gptkb:social_justice
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marlon_Brando
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3