Cry Freedom (1987)

Cry Freedom (1987) Donald Woods is chief editor of 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 for the first time, he changes his opinion. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get 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.

Genre: Biography , Drama , History

Actor: Denzel Washington , Kevin Kline , Josette Simon

Director: Richard Attenborough

Country: English

Release: 06 Nov 1987

Duration: 157 min

Quality: SD

7.4