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Sarafina! (1992)

She was their teacher. They were her hope.

6.1(47)1h 57mSeptember 18, 1992

Music Drama Family

Darrell James Roodt

Director

William Nicholson, Mbongeni Ngema

Writers

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Diary

Overview

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.

Cast

Leleti Khumalo

Sarafina

Whoopi Goldberg

Mary Masembuko

John Kani

School Principal

Miriam Makeba

Angelina

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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

Patrick Ndlovu

Victor Gumede

Somizi Mhlongo

Fire

Sipho Kunene

Guitar

Nhlanhla Ngema

Stimela

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: September 18, 1992
Revenue: $8,606,242
Production: BBC, Vanguard Films, Distant Horizon, Ideal, Les Films Ariane, Videovision Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax
Country: South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, France

Keywords

africasouth africaapartheidmusicalbased on play or musical

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