Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/05/2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
City Of Asylum/Pittsburgh
Categories
This 1989 American film is a bracing drama made at the climax of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement.
Apartheid (1948-1994) was the system of racial separation institutionalized by the country of South Africa. It was based on the concept of White Supremacy and resulted in cruel living conditions for the nation’s Black majority. South Africa became increasingly isolated by the international community while activists like Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) sought to end the institution.
“A Dry White Season” focuses on white schoolteacher Ben Du Toit, who lives in Johannesburg and remains blissfully incurious about the lives of his black countrymen — until a wave of brutal treatment comes crashing down on his gardener, bringing Du Toit face-to-face with harsh political realities.
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15212
United States