---
title: 'Disgrace (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve Jacobs'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/disgrace-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445953/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Disgrace (2008)

2008 · 120 min · Drama · Australia, South Africa, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-jacobs)
- **Screenplay:** [J. M. Coetzee](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-m-coetzee), [Anna Maria Monticelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-maria-monticelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Antony Partos](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-partos)
- **Producer:** [Emile Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-sherman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Steve Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-arnold)

## Cast

- [Barry Quin](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-quin)
- [Jessica Haines](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-haines)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Natalie Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-becker)
- [David Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-dennis)
- [Paula Arundell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-arundell)
- [Anne Looby](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-looby)
- [Eriq Ebouaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/eriq-ebouaney)
- [Ian Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-roberts-2)
- [Scott Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-cooper)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/disgrace-2008
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