Cry Freedom
“The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.”
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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Cry Freedom performed
Budget
$29.0M
Worldwide Gross
$25.9M
Gross Profit
−$3.1M
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
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
Donald Woods
Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
Steve Biko
Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
Wendy Woods
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Jane Woods
Kate Hardie
Jane Woods
Mapetla
John Matshikiza
Mapetla
Father Kani
Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
Kruger
John Thaw
Kruger
Ken
Kevin McNally
Ken
Bruce
John Hargreaves
Bruce
Ntsiki Biko
Juanita Waterman
Ntsiki Biko
Don Card
Julian Glover
Don Card
Dr Ramphele
Josette Simon
Dr Ramphele
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2003
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2019
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
The Hurricane
1999
The Power of One
1992
The Man Without a Face
1993