Schrei nach Freiheit

Originaltitel: Cry Freedom

1987
12
2 Std. 37 Min.

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7,4/10

14.751

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington in Schrei nach Freiheit (1987)

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.

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Der südafrikanische Journalist Donald Woods ist gezwungen, aus dem Land zu fliehen, nachdem er versucht hat, den Tod seines Freundes, des schwarzen Aktivisten Steve Biko, zu untersuchen.Der südafrikanische Journalist Donald Woods ist gezwungen, aus dem Land zu fliehen, nachdem er versucht hat, den Tod seines Freundes, des schwarzen Aktivisten Steve Biko, zu untersuchen.Der südafrikanische Journalist Donald Woods ist gezwungen, aus dem Land zu fliehen, nachdem er versucht hat, den Tod seines Freundes, des schwarzen Aktivisten Steve Biko, zu untersuchen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

14.751

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 3 Oscars nominiert
- 6 Gewinne & 16 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Trailer 2:45

Official Trailer

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Remember Denzel's First Roles?

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The filmmakers intended to shoot in South Africa as early as October 1986, with permission from select prominent figures, including Oliver Tambo and Winnie Mandela. After interviewing Mandela, the production crew was placed under surveillance by the South African security police and followed everywhere. They were eventually forced to leave South Africa. Also, the South African Broadcasting Corp. (SABC) deliberately misinterpreted producer/director Richard Attenborough's decision to shoot the movie in October, and instead broadcast the "news" of his starting a revolution sponsored by Russia.

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Tires screeching on dusty dirt road.

Zitate
State Prosecutor: But your own words demand for DIRECT CONFRONTATION!
Steve Biko: That's right, we demand confrontation.
State Prosecutor: Isn't that a demand for violence?
Steve Biko: Well, you and I are now in confrontation, but I see no violence.

Crazy Credits
Preceding the final credits is a list of other detainees who died in the custody of the South African police. Steven Biko's name appears on the list.

Alternative Versionen
On certain versions, the list of detainees who died in custody (see "Crazy Credits") is followed by a message: "Since the re-imposition of Emergency Regulations on 11th June, 1987, no further information regarding political detainees has been forthcoming."

Verbindungen
Featured in The Eleventh Hour: Biko: Breaking the Silence (1987)

Soundtracks
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Music by Enoch Sontonga

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Good Sir Attenborough epic

I saw the film for the first time in 1987, when it came out. I was touched by this story and I began being interested in other Sir Attenborough movies.

I think "Cry freedom" is not as strong as "Gandhi", nevertheless it's a movie worth to see. Because it talks about the struggles of Steven Biko, the anti-apartheid leader killed by South African government in '77. The film is seen with the eyes of Donald Woods, his friend journalist who quit the country with his family for being "too close to the black battles"...

The first part of the film is really excellent. Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington are extraordinary, the movie is a cinematic joy (good screenplay, good dialogues and good cinematography). The second part, when Woods (Kline) organizes the run of his family from South Africa, becomes more conventional and shot in a very "Hollywood style" (although the film is British!). The message of the movie is neglected in favour of a more spectacular plot.

By the way "Cry freedom" is a good movie because it talks about values like freedom, friendship and respect of human rights.