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A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's ...
- Sarafina; Mary Masembuko; School Principal
- 10
- 1992
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The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina.
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- Sarafina; Mary Masembuko; School Principal
- PG-13
- 1992
Soweto schoolgirl Sarafina faces prison and torture as she fights for freedom in apartheid-era South Africa. Watch trailers & learn more.
Aug 4, 2023 · Videovision in partnership with IMAX, SARAFINA! has been digitally remastered and additional scenes have been included. This version of the film, which will be released in August, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival last month where SARAFINA! participated again in the Official Selection, this time in the Cannes Classics Section, 31 years after its world premiere at this prestigious festival.
- Aug 4, 2023
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- KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission