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Cry Freedom
“The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.”
★ 7.0· 1987· 157 min· Popularity 1PG
Drama
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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Release Date: 11/6/1987
Runtime: 157 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Richard Attenborough
Budget: $29.0M
Revenue: $25.9M
Production
Companies: Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
Countries: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
journalist1970smale friendshipsouth africaapartheidbiographypolice corruptionracismbased on memoir or autobiographynewspaper editorcape town, south africaasylum seekerslesotho
