Cry Freedom

1987 • 158 minutes
4.4
118 reviews
74%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

The tension and terror that is present-day South Africa is powerfully portrayed in director Richard Attenborough's sweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) and a liberal white newspaper editor who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world. After learning of apartheid's true horrors through Biko's eyes, editor Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) discovers that his friend has been silenced by the police. Determined not to let Biko's message go unheard, Woods undertakes a perilous quest to escape South Africa and bring Biko's remarkable tale of courage to the world. The riveting, true story offers a stirring account of man at his most evil and most heroic.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
118 reviews
ben jwili
12 July 2016
The plight of an orient
40 people found this review helpful
Bethie “Moonflower” Boo
5 March 2021
So good, and utterly heartbreaking 👍
BATMO Mooketsi
4 October 2017
I think u should give it to me for free
6 people found this review helpful