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Cry Freedom
Sign in to save1987 British drama film directed by Richard Attenborough
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7.0A 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.
Released: 1987-11-06157 minDir: Richard AttenboroughDramaBudget: $29.0MBox office: $25.9M
Cast
- Kevin Kline as Donald Woods
- Denzel Washington as Steve Biko
- Penelope Wilton as Wendy Woods
- Kate Hardie as Jane Woods
- John Matshikiza as Mapetla
- Zakes Mokae as Father Kani
Themes
- journalist
- 1970s
- male friendship
- south africa
- apartheid
- biography
- police corruption
- racism
- based on memoir or autobiography
- newspaper editor
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
15,034 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
59/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 6 wins & 16 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- apartheid
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Screenwriter
- John Briley
- Composer
- George Fenton
- Producer
- Richard Attenborough
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Ronnie Taylor
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- Kenya
- Duration
- 157
- FilmAffinity ID
- 317801
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.nbcuniversalstore.com/detail.php?p=11083
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- publication date
- 1987-00-00
- film editor
- Lesley Walker
- title
- Cry Freedom
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Stuart Craig
- review score
- 73%
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