Cry Freedom

1987
PG
2h 37min

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7.4/10

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Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington in Cry Freedom (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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El periodista sudafricano Donald Woods se ve obligado a huir del país después de intentar investigar la muerte bajo custodia de su amigo, el activista negro Steve Biko.El periodista sudafricano Donald Woods se ve obligado a huir del país después de intentar investigar la muerte bajo custodia de su amigo, el activista negro Steve Biko.El periodista sudafricano Donald Woods se ve obligado a huir del país después de intentar investigar la muerte bajo custodia de su amigo, el activista negro Steve Biko.

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7.4/10

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Nominado a 3 premios Óscar
- 6 premios ganados y 16 nominaciones en total

Trivia
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.

Errores
Tires screeching on dusty dirt road.

Citas
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.

Créditos curiosos
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.

Versiones alternativas
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."

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

Bandas sonoras
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Music by Enoch Sontonga

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8/10

Fine all round performances

Billed as the story of Steve Biko -- played excellently by Denzel Washington, as you'd expect -- this was actually more the story of Donald Woods, played by Kevin Kline.

This was undoubtedly the making of Kline as a serious actor, and he was surprisingly good in the role.

Attenborough gave this the sort of direction you'd expect, and the often spectacular scenes of the masses were those of the sort that only he can get across.

The remainder of the cast was competent enough and did a good job, in what ends up as an ultimately sad tale of a South Africa that is still nowhere near the distant past.