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| − | Caucasian Ben du Toit was born in South Africa, marries Susan, has a son, Johan, and teaches to earn a living. During the 1980s, the government declares a state of emergency, arrests and tortures tens of thousands of black residents, even as young as eleven-years-old. One of them, Jonathan, who happens to be the son of his gardener, Stanley, is arrested and subsequently killed by the Police while allegedly trying to escape. This sudden death arouses his suspicions, he decides to probe into this matter and ensure that no one gets away with murder. Little does he realize that soon he will be labelled a "traitor" by people of his own race.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243/</ref> | + | Caucasian Ben du Toit was born in South Africa, marries Susan, has a son, Johan, and teaches to earn a living. During the 1980s, the government declares a state of emergency, arrests and tortures tens of thousands of black residents, even as young as eleven-years-old. One of them, Jonathan, who happens to be the son of his gardener, Stanley, is arrested and subsequently killed by the Police while allegedly trying to escape. This sudden death arouses his suspicions, he decides to probe into this matter and ensure that no one gets away with murder. Little does he realize that soon he will be labelled a "traitor" by people of his own race.<ref name=":0">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243/</ref> |
| − | == | + | == Empowerment == |
| + | Ben Du Toit, a South African–born school teacher who is forced to confront the reality of his racial privilege when the son of his Black gardener is brutally beaten by white police officers. He joins forces with a local activist, Stanley; a lawyer; and a journalist to expose the murderous police captain. The white protagonist delivers subversive messages about complicity and privilege; but in the end, writer-director Euzhan Palcy lets her Black hero have the last word. Anti-police protests have erupted around the globe over police killings of innocent Black women and men. In Hollywood, in the early 1980s, Palcy was one of the only Black <ref>https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/euzhan-palcy-remembers-the-fight-to-make-a-dry-white-season.html</ref>voices. | ||
| + | ==Controversy== | ||
| − | == Reference == | + | The movie is educative because too many people ignore what white men did to the blacks at that time and even recently. Nowadays, colored people endure discrimination in many countries even if apartheid, slavery have been abolished, so it is a very interesting film, it shows a real and current problem : racism which still exists in our society. <ref name=":0" /> |
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| + | Ben wife's who has a racist behaviour recognize what could happen after she knews about the policy are pictured on this dialogue:'''Ben du Toit''': Jesus, Susan, this is not just about Gordon! This is about all of us! | ||
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| + | '''Susan du Toit''': No. It's about all of *them*. And I will be damned if I let them destroy my family. I don't want Gordon's ghost in my house! I don't want the one with the dark glasses, any of these kaffirs here ever again! I just want to go back to the way it was! | ||
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| + | '''Ben du Toit''': If you had come with me... if you had seen what was happening in that court, you would know that we can never go back to the way it was. | ||
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| + | '''Susan du Toit''': I *was* in the court. | ||
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| + | '''Ben du Toit''': What? | ||
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| + | '''Susan du Toit''': Listen to me, Ben. I heard what the police did, and I'm not saying it was right. But you think the blacks wouldn't do the same thing to us, and worse, if they had half the chance? Do you think they'll let us go on living our nice, quiet, peaceful lives if they win? They'll swallow us up! It's our country, Ben, we made every inch of it! Look at the rest of Africa, it's a mess... It's like in war. You have to choose sides. You are not one of them and they don't want you to be! | ||
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| + | ==Reference== | ||
[[Category:Black Racism in Drama Movies]] | [[Category:Black Racism in Drama Movies]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:49, 1 January 2021
A Dry White Season (1989) is an American drama movies 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. It is set in South Africa in 1976 and deals with the subject of apartheid.[1]
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Plot
Caucasian Ben du Toit was born in South Africa, marries Susan, has a son, Johan, and teaches to earn a living. During the 1980s, the government declares a state of emergency, arrests and tortures tens of thousands of black residents, even as young as eleven-years-old. One of them, Jonathan, who happens to be the son of his gardener, Stanley, is arrested and subsequently killed by the Police while allegedly trying to escape. This sudden death arouses his suspicions, he decides to probe into this matter and ensure that no one gets away with murder. Little does he realize that soon he will be labelled a "traitor" by people of his own race.[2]
Empowerment
Ben Du Toit, a South African–born school teacher who is forced to confront the reality of his racial privilege when the son of his Black gardener is brutally beaten by white police officers. He joins forces with a local activist, Stanley; a lawyer; and a journalist to expose the murderous police captain. The white protagonist delivers subversive messages about complicity and privilege; but in the end, writer-director Euzhan Palcy lets her Black hero have the last word. Anti-police protests have erupted around the globe over police killings of innocent Black women and men. In Hollywood, in the early 1980s, Palcy was one of the only Black [3]voices.
Controversy
The movie is educative because too many people ignore what white men did to the blacks at that time and even recently. Nowadays, colored people endure discrimination in many countries even if apartheid, slavery have been abolished, so it is a very interesting film, it shows a real and current problem : racism which still exists in our society. [2]
Ben wife's who has a racist behaviour recognize what could happen after she knews about the policy are pictured on this dialogue:Ben du Toit: Jesus, Susan, this is not just about Gordon! This is about all of us!
Susan du Toit: No. It's about all of *them*. And I will be damned if I let them destroy my family. I don't want Gordon's ghost in my house! I don't want the one with the dark glasses, any of these kaffirs here ever again! I just want to go back to the way it was!
Ben du Toit: If you had come with me... if you had seen what was happening in that court, you would know that we can never go back to the way it was.
Susan du Toit: I *was* in the court.
Ben du Toit: What?
Susan du Toit: Listen to me, Ben. I heard what the police did, and I'm not saying it was right. But you think the blacks wouldn't do the same thing to us, and worse, if they had half the chance? Do you think they'll let us go on living our nice, quiet, peaceful lives if they win? They'll swallow us up! It's our country, Ben, we made every inch of it! Look at the rest of Africa, it's a mess... It's like in war. You have to choose sides. You are not one of them and they don't want you to be!
