Cry Freedom

"The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

15,034 votes

73/100

Fresh

59/100

Metascore

7.0/10

229 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Best Original Score

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$29.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$25.9M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$5,899,797

United States

Loss

$-3,100,000

ROI: -11%

Budget Recovery89% of budget

$0|Budget: $29.0M|Revenue: $25.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

20.0K

Daily Avg

333

7-Day Trend

-6%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Kenya

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Story Setting

Set In

South Africa

Themes & Subjects

#apartheid

Characters

Steve Biko

Donald Woods

Mamphela Ramphele

Jimmy Kruger

Bruce Haigh

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ronnie Taylor

Film Editing

Lesley Walker

Music / Score

George Fenton

Production Design

Stuart Craig

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.2:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Cry Freedom

Available in 71 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

Germany12

Switzerland12

HU6

IrelandPG

Netherlands12

Sweden15

Production

Director

Richard Attenborough

Writers

John Briley, Donald Woods

Production Companies

Universal PicturesMarble Arch Productions

Cast

Kevin Kline

Donald Woods

Denzel Washington

Steve Biko

Penelope Wilton

Wendy Woods

Kate Hardie

Jane Woods

John Matshikiza

Mapetla

Zakes Mokae

Father Kani

John Thaw

Kruger

Kevin McNally

Ken

John Hargreaves

Bruce

Juanita Waterman

Ntsiki Biko

Julian Glover

Don Card

Josette Simon

Dr Ramphele

Tags & Keywords

journalist1970smale friendshipsouth africaapartheidbiographypolice corruptionracismbased on memoir or autobiographynewspaper editorcape town, south africaasylum seekerslesotho

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