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Cry Freedom

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Cry Freedom
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PG,2hrs 37min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
November 6, 1987
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington  ...more
Synopsis: Richard Attenborough directed this dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington), a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist. Woods and his wife Wendy (Penelope Wilton) get to know Biko, and they become friends, until Biko is brutally murdered at the hands ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
Actor and director Richard Attenborough attempted to recreate the phenomenal success of his multiple Oscar-winning Gandhi (1982) with another socially conscious drama, Cry Freedom (1987). The film reunited many behind-the-scenes players from Gandhi, including the same writer, cinematographer, costume designer, and composer. Cry Freedom also mimicked the style and many of the liberal themes of Attenborough's ... Full Review
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Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Denzel Washington
Stephen Biko
Kevin McNally
Ken
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