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Release Date
Nov 6, 1987 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 1, 1999
• R2: 24 Dec 2001
Running Time
2 hours, 37 minutes
Country UK
Production Companies
Marble Arch Productions Inc., Universal Pictures
Studio Marble Arch Productions, Universal
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Other Titles
• Cry Freedom (1987)
• Schrei nach Freiheit (1988)
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Genre: Drama, Biography, Political, Society, True Story, Tear Jerker, Tragedy, Suspense, Investigation
Tagline: The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world
Plot: An epic drama based on the true story of newspaper editor Donald Woods' investigation into the murder of nationalist leader Steven Biko. Mistrustful of each other at first, but joined in their common desire to end apartheid, the black activist and the white liberal overcome their differences to become friends. When Biko is killed by the South African police, Woods demands justice and, as a result, finds himself and his family brutally persecuted by the South African government.
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| Written by |
John Briley
Gandhi, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, Children of the Damned | |
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| Music By |
| Jonas Gwangwa
A South African Love Story - Walter and Albertina Sisulu, Sophiatown |
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