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Production countries: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Origin countries: United Kingdom
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
Budget: $29,000,000
Revenue: $25,900,000

Production countries: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Origin countries: United Kingdom
Language: English
Spoken: English
Production: Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
Budget: $29,000,000
Revenue: $25,900,000

journalist1970smale friendshipsouth africaapartheidbiographypolice corruptionracismbased on memoir or autobiographynewspaper editorcape town, south africaasylum seekerslesotho

Cry Freedom PG

Released Drama

06 Nov, 1987 (US) 2h 37min

Cry Freedom PG

Released Drama

06 Nov, 1987 (US) 2h 37min

Directed by Richard Attenborough

The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.

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.

Directed by Richard Attenborough