Cry Freedom screened in South Africa

Title

Cry Freedom screened in South Africa

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

29 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Nigel Wrench reports on the first screenings of Richard Attenborough’s film Cry Freedom in South Africa- the story of Donald Woods, journalist, and his friendship with Steve Biko, freedom fighter in South Africa under apartheid who was killed by police. The South African censorship board had allowed the film to be shown, but after the first few viewings, police moved in to seize the film from cinemas. The few who saw the film (including white South Africans) give their reaction to it.

Contributors

Nigel Wrench

Keywords

Deaths; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Censorship; Films; Political dissidents; Steve Biko; Cry Freedom

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