Disgrace
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 disadvantaged terms, favoring the black locals. Yet rowdies, unprovoked, violently rob and abuse them both. Lucy refuses to fight back, unlike David, who is surprised by his own altruistic potential.
R
HD
Drama
2008
119 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Disgrace
- Duration : 119 min
- Languages : English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Writers : J.M. Coetzee (novel), Anna Maria Monticelli (screenplay)
- Directors : Steve Jacobs min
- Imdb : 6.6 (4340 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (2026 votes)
- Actors : John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney, Fiona Press
Movie Storyline
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 disadvantaged terms, favoring the black locals. Yet rowdies, unprovoked, violently rob and abuse them both. Lucy refuses to fight back, unlike David, who is surprised by his own altruistic potential.