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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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- Biography, Drama, History
- Richard Attenborough
- 1987-11-06
Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid -era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods. The film centres on the real-life events involving South African activist Steve Biko and his friend Donald ...
"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. But the black leader is dead and buried by the movie's halfway point, and the rest of the story centers on the editor's desire to escape South Africa and publish a book. You know there is something wrong ...
Cry Freedom. The true story of a white South African journalist who befriends Black political activist Steven Biko - and must escape the country in order to tell the murdered Biko's story. 1,207 IMDb 7.4 2 h 37 min 1987. X-Ray PG.
- 157 min
5 days ago · Cry Freedom is 12516 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 6987 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Ashley but less popular than Queens on the Run.
- 157 min
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Released November 5th, 1987, 'Cry Freedom' stars Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton, Kate Hardie The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 37 min, and received a user score of 70 (out ...