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.
Trailer
Cast
Josette Simon
Dr Ramphele
Gary Whelan
Guard
Alec McCowen
Acting High Comissioner
Michael Graham Cox
3rd Passport Control Officer
Carl Chase
Policeman
Kevin Kline
Donald Woods
Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
Glen Murphy
Guard
Badi Uzzaman
Mortician
Judy Cornwell
Receptionist
William Marlowe
Police Sergeant
Tony Vogel
2nd Roadblock Policeman
Julian Glover
Don Card
Louis Mahoney
Lesotho Goverment Official
Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Andrew McCulloch
Policeman Nel
Hepburn Graham
Soga
Gwyneth Powell
Girl at Funeral
Miles Anderson
Lemick
Karen Drury
Young Secretary
John Thaw
Kruger
Gerald Sim
Police Doctor
Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant
Hilary Minster
1st Passport Control Officer
Juanita Waterman
Ntsiki Biko
Timothy West
Capt. De Wet
Kevin McNally
Ken
Ian Richardson
State Prosecutor
John Matshikiza
Mapetla
Philip Bretherton
Major Boshoff
Joseph Marcell
Moses
Gwen Watford
Wendy's Mother
Robert Phillips
Speaker at Funeral
Andrew Whaley
Sub-Editor
John Hargreaves
Bruce
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Nel's Partner
John Paul
Wendy's Father
Nick Tate
Pilot
William Morgan Sheppard
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Paul Herzberg
Beukes
Kate Hardie
Jane Woods
Garrick Hagon
McElrea
Gwyneth Strong
Girl at Funeral
James Aubrey
2nd Passport Control Officer