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Cry Freedom is a 1987 film about the life and death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and his friend, journalist Donald Woods. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough and starred Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline.
Nov 6, 1987 · A 1987 film directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline, based on the book by Donald Woods, a South African journalist who investigated the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in police custody. The film depicts their friendship, the repression and resistance of the Black community, and the international impact of their story.
- (15K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Richard Attenborough
- 1987-11-06
A movie about a white editor's friendship with a black leader in apartheid South Africa, and his escape from the country. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for focusing too much on the editor's story and not enough on the leader's life and struggle.
The tension and terror that is present-day South Africa is powerfully portrayed in director Richard Attenborough's sweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) and a liberal ...
Set in apartheid-torn South Africa. Donald Woods is the editor of the East London Daily Express and Steve Biko is a young black leader struggling to improve life in the townships.
- (27)
- Richard Attenborough
- PG
- Kevin Kline
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa...
- 3 min
- 104.2K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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Cry Freedom is a 1987 film directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Denzel Washington as South African activist Steve Biko and Kevin Kline as journalist Donald Woods. The film explores the apartheid-era struggles in South Africa, focusing on the relationship between Biko and Woods and highlighting the systemic racism and human rights abuses of the time. Cry Freedom is based on real events ...
