Cry freedom

Cry freedom [videorecording] / directed by Richard Attenborough. - [UK] : Universal, , 2001. - 1 videodisc (DVD) (151 min. aprox.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Cast includes Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington.

Set in 1970s South Africa at the height of apartheid, this film tells the true story of the friendship between black activist Stephen (Steve) Biko and a liberal white newspaper editor, Donald Woods. Biko reveals to Woods what apartheid is really like when experienced by the black community. When Biko is arrested and silenced, Woods makes a perilous escape to get Biko's story told to the world.

Certificate PG - some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.


DVD.

DVD9036049 Universal.


Biko, Steve, 1946-1977.
Woods, Donald, 1933-