Cry Freedom
1987 · 2h 37m · Drama · United Kingdom, Zimbabwe · Rated PG (US)
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.
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1970sapartheidasylum seekersbased on memoir or autobiographybiographycape town, south africajournalistlesothomale friendshipnewspaper editorpolice corruptionracismsouth africa
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