Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
“ The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world. ”
CINEMA1987-11-06
RegionGB / ZW
Runtime157 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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 who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
DIRECTOR / Director
Richard Attenborough
KEYWORDS
journalist1970smale friendshipsouth africaapartheidpolice corruptionracismbased on memoir or autobiographynewspaper editorcape townasylum seekerslesotho
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Denzel Washington
From historical drama and social cinema to Oscar-winning performances, action heroes and classical roles, he built one of American cinema’s most commanding screen personas.
Denzel Washington is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From historical and political roles in Glory and Malcolm X to dangerous figures in Training Day, Man on Fire and American Gangster, and later performances in Fences and The Tragedy of Macbeth, he has moved between mainstream Hollywood, Black cinema, stage adaptations and action films while developing a screen persona defined by authority, intensity, moral conflict and individual will.
