Released
Cry Freedom
November 6 1987 (about 37 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
209 reviews
The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.
- Director: Richard Attenborough
- Writer: John Briley
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 37 m
- Budget: $29,000,000
- Box office: $25,900,000
- Countries: United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
- Companies: Universal Pictures, Marble Arch Productions
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
