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Cry Freedom (1987)

Directed by Richard Attenborough

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 157 minutes

Actors

Kevin Kline | Denzel Washington | Penelope Wilton | Kate Hardie | John Matshikiza | Zakes Mokae | John Thaw | Kevin McNally | John Hargreaves | Juanita Waterman | Julian Glover | Josette Simon | Timothy West | Miles Anderson | Ian Richardson | Andrew McCulloch | Gerald Sim | Gary Whelan | Glen Murphy | Peter Cartwright | Badi Uzzaman | Gwyneth Powell | Philip Bretherton | Alec McCowen | Joseph Marcell | Judy Cornwell | John Paul | Gwen Watford | William Marlowe | Paul Jerricho | Nick Tate | Andrew Whaley | Shelley Borkum | Albert Ndinda | Evelyn Sithole | Xoliswa Sithole | James Coine | Wabei Siyolwe | Tony Vogel | Michael Graham Cox