Bopha!
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist government. When his son gets involved in the anti-apartheid movement, he finds himself torn between his family and what he believes is his duty.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Bopha! performed
Budget
$12.0M
Worldwide Gross
$212,483
Gross Profit
−$11.8M
Return
0.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$31K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Micah Mangena
Danny Glover
Micah Mangena
De Villiers
Malcolm McDowell
De Villiers
Rosie Mangena
Alfre Woodard
Rosie Mangena
Van Tonder
Marius Weyers
Van Tonder
Zweli Mangena
Maynard Eziashi
Zweli Mangena
Pule Rampa
Malick Bowens
Pule Rampa
Retlief
Robin Smith
Retlief
Solomon
Michael Chinyamurindi
Solomon
Naledi Machikano
Christopher John Hall
Naledi Machikano
Thokozile Machikano
Grace Mahlaba
Thokozile Machikano
Lucy Van Tonder (as Julie Stridom)
Julie Strijdom
Lucy Van Tonder (as Julie Stridom)
Nonsizt
Peter Kampila
Nonsizt
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