A Soldier's Story
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"Cry Freedom" begins with the story of a friendship between a white liberal South African editor and an idealistic young black leader who later dies at the hands of the South African police.
Cry Freedom PG Released Nov 6, 1987 2h 36m History Drama Biography List 74% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 87% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Set in apartheid-torn South Africa.
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- Richard Attenborough
- PG
- Kevin Kline
One of the best films of 1987 with its searing condemnation of racism and violence in South Africa. Full Review | Jul 10, 2003. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted ...
Cry Freedom, despite the minor flaws it may have, is a powerful, moving and compelling film about the story of the black activist Steve Biko in his struggles to awaken South Africa to the horrors of the apartheid.
'80s drama about apartheid has violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's Cry Freedom review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Richard Attenborough
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Nov 6, 1987 · Cry Freedom: Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe, John Matshikiza, Juanita Waterman. South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.
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Cry Freedom personifies the struggle of South Africa's black population against apartheid in the evolving friendship of martyred black activist Stephen Biko and liberal white newspaper editor Donald Woods.
