Captain Stolz. Instead of giving her the documents, Ben passed her a book about art. At the end, Ben is run over by Stolz, who is later shot by Stanley in revenge. Cast Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit Janet Suzman as Susan du Toit Susannah Harker as Suzette du Toit Rowen Elmes as Johan du Toit Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer Leonard Maguire as Professor Bruwer Zakes Mokae as Stanley Makhaya Winston Ntshona as Gordon Ngubene Thoko Ntshinga as Emily Ngubene Bekhithemba Mpofu as Jonathan Ngubene Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Stolz Michael Gambon as Magistrate John Kani as Julius Gerard Thoolen as Colonel Viljoen David de Keyser as Susan's father Production Before production, Warner Brothers passed on the project and it went to MGM. Director Euzhan Palcy was so passionate about creating an accurate portrayal on film that she traveled to Soweto undercover, posing as a recording artist, to research the riots. Actor Brando was so moved by Palcy's commitment to social change that he came out of a self-imposed retirement to play the role of the human rights lawyer; he also agreed to work for union scale ($4,000), far below his usual fee. The salaries of Sutherland and Sarandon were also reduced and the film was budgeted at only $9 million. Euzhan Palcy became the first female director and the first black director, to direct Marlon Brando. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England and on location in Zimbabwe. Soundtrack Dave Grusin composed the score that is mostly on the subtle side for the movie. There is no major theme here other than South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela's mournful flugelhorn passages during the film's saddest scenes. Kritzerland released the soundtrack on CD, featuring 15 songs from the film's soundtrack and four added "bonus tracks" (two alternative takes and two source cues). The CD of the soundtrack fails to mention contributing musicians, including Hugh Masekela, nor includes any of the three Ladysmith Black Mambazo songs (written by Joseph Tshabalala) used so prominently in the film. Reception The film was released at a time when South Africa was undergoing great political upheaval and regular demonstrations. The film itself was initially banned by South African censors, who said it could harm President F.W. de Klerk's attempts at apartheid reform. The ban was later lifted in September 1989 and the movie was screened at the