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Disgrace (2008) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 3,391 users
Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 34 user | 82 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com After having an affair with a student, a Cape Town professor moves to the Eastern Cape, where he gets caught up in a mess of post-apartheid politics. Director:Steve Jacobs |
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Cast
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Jessica Haines | ... | |
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Fiona Press | ... |
Bev Shaw
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Antoinette Engel | ... | |
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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 | ... |
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Charles Tertiens | ... | |
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Mr. Isaacs
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Paula Arundell | ... |
Dr Farodia Rassool
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Anne Looby | ... |
Rosalind
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David Ritchie | ... |
Manas Mathbane
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Cape Town professor David Lurie blatantly refuses to defend himself for an affair with a colored student whom he gave a passing grade for an exam she didn't even attend. Dismissed, he moves to his daughter Lucy's farm, which she runs under most disadvantage terms, favoring the black locals. Yet rowdies violently robs and abuse them both, unprovoked. Lucy refuses to fight back, unlike David, who however is surprised by his own altruistic potential. Written by KGF Vissers
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He is what he calls himself, a monster. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for sexual content, nudity, some violence and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
18 June 2009 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Desgracia See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$12,615 (USA) (18 September 2009)Gross:
$66,643 (USA) (2 October 2009)Company Credits
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Professor David Lurie: I haven't heard from my daughter.
Soraya: Still living with a woman.
Professor David Lurie: Yes, still a lesbian. Still on the farm. She thinks it's safe there.
Soraya: No where's safe. Too many people with nothing to do but cause trouble. How's work?
Professor David Lurie: They look through me when I speak. Forget my name.
Soraya: There's no respect anymore. Have you missed me?
Professor David Lurie: I miss you all the time.
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'Disgrace' won the Best Narrative Film (The Black Pearl) Award at the Middle East Film Festival 2008. See more »Goofs
When David confronts Lucy at the impound yard, he pulls her left arm away from the steering wheel. In the next shot, it has returned. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Professor David Lurie: I haven't heard from my daughter.
Soraya: Still living with a woman.
Professor David Lurie: Yes, still a lesbian. Still on the farm. She thinks it's safe there.
Soraya: No where's safe. Too many people with nothing to do but cause trouble. How's work?
Professor David Lurie: They look through me when I speak. Forget my name.
Soraya: There's no respect anymore. Have you missed me?
Professor David Lurie: I miss you all the time.
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This austere movie based on a Booker prize winning novel be J.M.Coertzee will leave you breathless as the performances by Malkovich and his co star Jessica Haines are both very compelling.A story perhaps without a beginning or an ending and not a movie for the brainless, may suit more than one viewing to figure out all the symbolism here of post apartheid South Africa. Here we are asked how do you handle the injustices of life? aloof like Melanie, timid like Rosalind, with desperate acceptance like Lucy or with audacious dignity like David? There is a lot more to discover in this movie.The title is an enigma, where is the Disgrace? In life itself or In our inability to shape our futures with much effect? Well worth a watch but be prepared to be frustrated, angry and outraged by the displays of injustice paraded before you.