South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
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Title: Sarafina! (1992)
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| Leleti Khumalo | ... | Sarafina | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Mary Masembuko | |
| Miriam Makeba | ... | Angelina | |
| John Kani | ... | School Principal | |
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Dumisani Dlamini | ... | Crocodile |
| Mbongeni Ngema | ... | Sabela | |
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Sipho Kunene | ... | Guitar |
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Tertius Meintjes | ... | Lieutenant Bloem |
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Robert Whitehead | ... | Interrogator |
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Somizi Mhlongo | ... | Fire (as Somizi 'Whacko' Mhlongo) |
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Nhlanhla Ngema | ... | Stimela |
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Faca Khulu | ... | Eddie (as Faca Kulu) |
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Wendy Mseleku | ... | China |
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Mary Twala | ... | Sarafina's Grandmother |
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James Mthoba | ... | Sarafina's Uncle |
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As tentions of Apatheid spreads accross South Africa, many students revolts to massive stone throw, a demonstration that comes in a wake of the introduction of Afrikanas language as a means of teaching. This sparks riots among school age young people who have resolved to do what it takes for freedom to come tomorrow. In a township of Soweto, a group of students, led by a young beautiful and intelligent girl Sarafina, mastermind a plot to rise against the Apatheid regime by velmently rejecting the proposal to have Africanas as a medium of instruction and this angers the white people and results in a massive unrest of the students and those others supporting them. Mean while, Sarafina's mother accepts a job of a housekeeper in a white woman and somehow it angers Sarafina. Following the unrest of students and therd possible torture and trial, Sarafina is realesed from prison, reunites with some of the coleagues and composes a "Freedom is Coming Tomorrow" song. Written by Isaac Museka Lupupa
Plot Keywords:
reference to soweto uprising | eponymous name | policeman | teacher | necklacing |Taglines:
The Sound of Freedom See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for scenes of apartheid-driven violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
25 September 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sarafina! Il profumo della libertà See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$76,488, 20 September 1992Gross USA:
$7,306,242Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$7,306,242Company Credits
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Distant Horizon, Hollywood Pictures See more »
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Film composer Stanley Myer's last scored film. See more »Quotes
Interrogator: I don't give a shit how young you are. You throw a bomb at me, I'm going to kill you. You try to burn down my house, I'm going to kill you. You make war on my country, I'm going to kill you. You think you've got the whole of black Africa just waiting to roll on over us, eh? You try it. Just try it. We're ready for you.See more »
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A DAMN GOOD MOVIE! One that is seriously underrated. The songs that the children sing in the movie gave me a sense of their pain, but also their hope for the future. Whoopi Goldberg puts in a good performance here, but the best performance throughout the whole movie is that of the actress who plays the title character. I wish she was in more movies.
This movie should have a higher rating. I give it a 10/10.