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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his own society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation
Based on the book by André Brink
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas ; 'Five scenes,' a new program featuring Palcy ; interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland ; excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela ; footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards ; an essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry
Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jurgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae
MPAA rating: R
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)