Cry Freedom (Blu-Ray)
Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper `Daily Dispatch' in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko, but after having met him, he changes his views and attracts attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country.
Year: 1987
Genre: Drama, True Stories, Biography, Black Civil Rights, Racial Intolerance, Blu-ray Discs
Country: UK
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
Duration: 151 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence
7.5/10
Location in store: Drama
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