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Cry Freedom

1987Movie2 h 37 minPG

Drama
70
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IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic596.8Rotten Tomatoes73%87%
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.6/5Metacritic596.8Rotten Tomatoes73%87%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

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  • Teaches you something.
  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Feels like real life.

Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.

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The Coroner Doth Protest Too Muchin 245 titlesThis was standard operating procedure in apartheid South Africa.Atrocity MontageRare · in 25 titlesIn the beginning of the film, the South African Police opens fire on black protestors to quell the Soweto uprising of 1976, causing them to flee in terror while others get shot in the process.All 16 tropes

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