Disgrace (2008)

Directed by

Steve Jacobs

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia, South Africa, United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A South African university professor loses his job after an affair with a student. He moves to his daughter's isolated farm, where a violent attack forces him to confront his past.

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What happens

Disgrace is a 2008 Australian film, based on J. M. Coetzee's 1999 novel of the same name. It was adapted for the screen by Anna Maria Monticelli and directed by her husband Steve Jacobs. Starring American actor John Malkovich and South African newcomer Jessica Haines, it tells the story of a South African university professor in the post-apartheid era who moves to his daughter's Eastern Cape farm when his affair with a student costs him his position. The film received generally positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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