Sarafina!
“She was their teacher. They were her hope.”
1992•PG-13•1h 57m•6.1•Released
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A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
Director
Darrell James Roodt
Writer
William Nicholson, Mbongeni Ngema
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English, Zulu
Studio
BBC
Cast
Leleti Khumalo
Sarafina
Whoopi Goldberg
Mary Masembuko
John Kani
School Principal
Miriam Makeba
Angelina
Mary Twala
Sarafina's Grandmother
Dumisani Dlamini
Crocodile
Mbongeni Ngema
Sabela
Tertius Meintjes
Lieutenant Bloem
Robert Whitehead
Interrogator
Greg Latter
Policeman
Nicky Rebelo
Soldier
James Whyle
Soldier
Michelle Bestbier
Mrs. Hendricks
Patrick Ndlovu
Victor Gumede
Somizi Mhlongo
Fire
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Vanguard Films
Company
Distant Horizon
Company
Ideal
Company
Les Films Ariane
Company
Videovision Entertainment
Company
Hollywood Pictures
Company
Miramax
Producer
Anant Singh
Producer
David M. Thompson
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