Cry Freedom
The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.
Film19872h 37m
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- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1987-11-06
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
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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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