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.