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Cry Freedom( 1987)

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

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.

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      Kevin Kline

      Donald Woods

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      Denzel Washington

      Steve Biko

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      Penelope Wilton

      Wendy Woods

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      Kate Hardie

      Jane Woods

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      John Matshikiza

      Mapetla

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      Zakes Mokae

      Father Kani

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      John Thaw

      Kruger

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      Kevin McNally

      Ken

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      John Hargreaves

      Bruce

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      Juanita Waterman

      Ntsiki Biko

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      Julian Glover

      Don Card

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      Josette Simon

      Dr Ramphele

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      Timothy West

      Capt. De Wet

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      Miles Anderson

      Lemick

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      Ian Richardson

      State Prosecutor

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      Andrew McCulloch

      Policeman Nel

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      Gerald Sim

      Police Doctor

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      Gary Whelan

      Guard

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      Glen Murphy

      Guard

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      Peter Cartwright

      Police Sergeant

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      Badi Uzzaman

      Mortician

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      Gwyneth Powell

      Girl at Funeral

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      Philip Bretherton

      Major Boshoff

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      Alec McCowen

      Acting High Comissioner

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      Joseph Marcell

      Moses

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      Judy Cornwell

      Receptionist

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      John Paul

      Wendy's Father

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      Gwen Watford

      Wendy's Mother

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      William Marlowe

      Police Sergeant

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      Paul Jerricho

      Sergeant Louw

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      Nick Tate

      Pilot

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      Andrew Whaley

      Sub-Editor

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      Shelley Borkum

      Woods' Receptionist

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      Albert Ndinda

      Alec

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      Evelyn Sithole

      Nurse at Clinic

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      Xoliswa Sithole

      Nurse at Clinic

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      James Coine

      Young Boy

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      Wabei Siyolwe

      Tenjy

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      Tony Vogel

      2nd Roadblock Policeman

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      Michael Graham Cox

      3rd Passport Control Officer

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      Hepburn Graham

      Soga

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      Graeme Taylor

      Dillon Woods

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      Sophie Mgcina

      Evalina

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      Jim Findley

      Peter Jones

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      Garrick Hagon

      McElrea

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      Adam Stuart Walker

      Duncan Woods

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      Hamish Stuart Walker

      Gavin Woods

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      Spring Stuart Walker

      Meg Woods

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      Patricia Gumede

      Shebeen Queen

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      Angela Gavaza

      Shebeen Queen's Niece

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      Nocebo Mlambo

      Aunt

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      Walter Matemavi

      Nephew

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      Clement Muchachi

      Father

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      Ruth Chinamando

      Mother

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      Basil Chidyamathamba

      Brother-in-Law

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      Marcy Mushore

      Niece

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      Alton Kumalo

      Speaker

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      Lawrence Simbarashe

      Informer

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      Carl Chase

      Policeman

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      William Morgan Sheppard

      Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)

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      Tichatonga Mazhindu

      Dilima

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      Neil McPherson

      Lemick's Assistant

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      Claude Maredza

      1st Rugby Player

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      Carlton Chance

      2nd Rugby Player

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      Russell Keith Grant

      2nd Security Guard

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      Munyaradzi Kanaventi

      Samora Biko

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      George Lovell

      Nkosinathi Biko

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      Graham Fletcher-Cook

      Nel's Partner

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      Karen Drury

      Young Secretary

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      Niven Boyd

      1st Roadblock Policeman

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      Christopher Hurst

      3rd Roadblock Policeman

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      Dudley Dickin

      Nationalist Party Delegate

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      David Trevena

      Mortician

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      Robert Phillips

      Speaker at Funeral

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      Fishoo Tembo

      Biko's Brother

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      Peggy Marsh

      Helen Suzman

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      Gwyneth Strong

      Girl at Funeral

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      Paul Herzberg

      Beukes

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      Robert MacNamara

      Security Policeman

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      Hans Sittig

      Security Policeman

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      Kimpton Mativenga

      Black Security Policeman

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      David Henry

      Afrikaner Farmer

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      Michael Turner

      Judge Boshoff

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      Mawa Makondo

      Jason

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      Kalie Hanekom

      Magistrate Prins

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      Star Ncube

      1st Prisoner

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      David Guwaza

      2nd Prisoner

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      Tommy Buson

      Tami

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      Hilary Minster

      1st Passport Control Officer

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      James Aubrey

      2nd Passport Control Officer

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      Peter Cary

      White Frontier Policeman

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      Dominic Kanaventi

      Black Frontier Policeman

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      Sam Mathambo

      Lesotho Passport Officer

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      Walter Muparutsa

      Lesotho Businessman

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      Louis Mahoney

      Lesotho Goverment Official

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      John Hartley

      4th Passport Control Officer

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      Simon Shumba

      Young Lesotho Official

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      Marilyn Poole

      Acting High Commissioner's Wife

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    29000000.00

    Revenue

    25900000.00

    Keywords

    • journalist
    • 1970s
    • male friendship
    • south africa
    • apartheid
    • biography
    • police corruption
    • racism
    • based on memoir or autobiography
    • newspaper editor
    • cape town, south africa
    • asylum seekers
    • lesotho