Cry Freedom banned in South Africa

Title

Cry Freedom banned in South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Nicky Broyd reports on the South African Government stepping in to ban the screening, despite the censors passign it, of Cry Freedom, a film centred around the killing of freedom fighter Steve Biko by police. Includes reaction to the banning from Donald Woods, the journalist whose book on Biko and their friendship the film was based on; film’s director Richard Attenborough. Both comment on lack of freedom of expression under the apartheid regime. Includes music from the film.

Contributors

Donald Woods; Richard Attenborough; Nicky Broyd

Keywords

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

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