Cry, the Beloved Country 1995  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Cast: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton, Eric Miyeni, Tsholofelo Wechoemang, Dolly Rathebe, Ramalao Makhene, Jack Robinson, John Whiteley, Jennifer Steyn
Apartheid in South Africa is the subject of this film based on Alan Paton's novel. Two fathers, Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) and a racist landowner James Jarvis (Richard Harris), deal with tragedy and find some common ground.
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Sarafina! 1992  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Dumisani Dlamini, Sipho Kunene, Tertius Meintjes, Mbongeni Ngema, Robert Whitehead, Somizi Mhlongo
Based on the oppression of South Africa's apartheid, this is the story of Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) whose teacher (Whoopi Goldberg) shows her how to escape bigotry through music. Unusual rendition of the musical stage play.
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| 1. Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
2. Sarafina! (1992)
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