In a landmark performance, Oscar nominee John Malkovich (In The Line Of Fire, 1993) stars as Professor David Lurie, whose world is shattered when he is fired for seducing a college student. He finds peace at his estranged daughter's modest farm in South Africa until a horrific incident of terror and violence forces Lurie to confront his beliefs and the disturbing racial complexities of the new South Africa. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel, Disgrace stands out as a gritty, gripping drama of brutality, survival and hope.

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Disgrace (2008)

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Drama · 1h 54m · 11/9/2009

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In a landmark performance, Oscar nominee John Malkovich (In The Line Of Fire, 1993) stars as Professor David Lurie, whose world is shattered when he is fired for seducing a college student. He finds peace at his estranged daughter's modest farm in South Africa until a horrific incident of terror and violence forces Lurie to confront his beliefs and the disturbing racial complexities of the new South Africa. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel, Disgrace stands out as a gritty, gripping drama of brutality, survival and hope.

Status

Released

Languages

English, Zulu

Countries

United States, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands

Production Companies

Film Finance Corporation, Newbridge Film Capital, Whitest Pouring Films, Fortissimofilms, The New South Wales Film and Television Office, The South Australian Film Corporation, DO Productions, Wild Strawberries, Sherman Films

Budget

$10,000,000
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Cast
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John Malkovich

Professor David Lurie
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Jessica Haines

Lucy
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Eriq Ebouaney

Petrus
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Fiona Press

Bev Shaw
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Antoinette Engel

Melanie Isaacs
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Natalie Becker

Soraya
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Antonio Fisher

Sidney - Student
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Isabella De Villiers

Mrs. Cundell - Student
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Cindy Mkaza

Mrs. Mbeti - Student
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Liezel De Kock

Student Director
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Charles Tertiens

Ryan
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David Dennis

Mr. Isaacs
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Anne Looby

Rosalind
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David Ritchie

Manas Mathbane
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Monroe Reimers

Hakim
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Bulelwa Freer

Secretary
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Alana Louise Bowden

Student
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Sara Zwangobani

Young Woman
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Barry Quin

Desmond Swarts
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Thandi Sebe

Female Student 1
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Bronwyn Reddy

Female Student 2
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Nicola Swanepoel

Female Student 3
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Monica Tyalana

Market Customer
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Michael Richard

Bill Shaw
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Buyami Duma

Pollux
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Thembalani Galada

Young Black Man
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Xola Honono

Tall Black Man
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Ian Roberts

Ettinger
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Roshina Ratnam

Indian Doctor
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Mtombi Makutshi

Petrus' Young Wife
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Sydney Kohlakala

Band Member
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Duke Norman

Band Member
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S.F. Gojo

Band Member
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Ntobeko Rwanda

Orator (as Ntobeka Rwanqa)
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Amy Brittow

Desiree Isaacs
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Denise Newman

Mrs. Isaacs
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Eve Szapira

Mrs. Cundell - Professional
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Terence Bridgett

Sidney - Professional
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Jonathan Nkala

Postman
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Paula Arundell

Dr Farodia Rassool
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Maboni Nyakta

Prostitute (as Maboni Nyakatya)
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Mbali Kgosidintsi

Prostitute
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Scott Cooper

Student (uncredited)
Crew
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Steve Jacobs

Director
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J.M. Coetzee

Writer
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Anna Maria Monticelli

Writer
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Disgrace

(Blu-ray)

4/27/2010

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Disgrace

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

4/27/2010

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