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Cry Freedom [DVD]

Kevin Kline (Actor), Denzel Washington (Actor), Richard Attenborough (Director, Producer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,200 ratings
IMDb7.4/10.0
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Genre Drama, Art House & International
Format Color, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Dolby
Contributor Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton, Juanita Waterman, Richard Attenborough, Alec McCowen, John Hargreaves, Kevin McNally, Zakes Mokae, Kevin Kline, John Briley See more
Initial release date 2006-08-22
Language English, French
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The tension and terror that is present-day South Africa is powerfully portrayed in director Richard Attenborough's sweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) and a liberal white newspaper editor who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world. After learning of apartheid's true horrors through Biko's eyes, editor Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) discovers that his friend has been silenced by the police. Determined not to let Biko's message go unheard, Woods undertakes a perilous quest to escape South Africa and bring Biko's remarkable tale of courage to the world. The riveting, true story offers a stirring account of man at his most evil and most heroic.


Bonus Content:

  • Production Notes
  • Cast and Filmmakers
  • Theatrical Trailer
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Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2219682
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Richard Attenborough
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 39 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton, John Hargreaves, Alec McCowen
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Richard Attenborough
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ N94JE
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0783230532
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ John Briley
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,200 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
1,200 global ratings

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Ashley
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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I had to watch this movie for my history class and wrote a one page respond. This was an interesting movie.
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Tasha Bond Rhodes
5.0 out of 5 stars Cry Freedom
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019
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Great movie!!! Based on a true story! Denzel is superb in this movie!
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Ronald B
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Attenborough movie on resistance
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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I found the relationship dynamics between Biko and Woods to be very enlightening.
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Philosophus Autodidactus
5.0 out of 5 stars A story that needed to be told in the Cold War 1980s
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
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For those of us who listened to Peter Gabriel's songs, "Biko" was one of the most important of the era: it educated a whole generation about the life story of Steven Biko and his struggle against apartheid in South Africa. A true story written by liberal white Donald Woods, the movie does suffer a bit from being too much about white South African privileged life, and could have been made with more emphasis on the struggles of black South Africans. But with Denzel Washington playing Steve Biko, the movie was a huge hit at the time, and assuredly contributed to anti-Apartheid sentiment in the US at the time. Sad, in retrospect, that it takes pop music and a movie for America to learn and take notice but with issue like this, "whatever it takes..." I will say that, decades later, this could be time for a remake, with real South African actors this time!?
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Nadine Hibler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
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Thank you for your service
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Ross Hayden
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational and Illustrative
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2009
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One biggest complaint about the movie is that it fools you at first into thinking it will address an evolving relationship between Donald Woods and Steve Biko. But when Steve dies suddenly you realize abruptly that that plot line is over!

I find the movie inspirational because it illustrates so well the power of right ideas, and the trust placed in those who understand to the core the implications of these ideas.

But most of all what I enjoy about this movie is the core theme of what happens when governments attempt to steal from people those God-given rights we all share. For like all other animals on this planet, who have the rights to be and to exist as they were created, so do we humans have the right from birth and till death to be as humans are to be, whatever the form and without coercion from a master force, within a properly limited government. As Steve says in one scene, "We [South African blacks] don't want to be forced into your [South African whites] society. I'm going to be me as I am and you can beat me or jail me, or even kill me. But I am not going to be what you want me to be." As another of Steve's friends says in the same scene, "The best you want for us is to be allowed to sit at your table, using your silver and your china, and if we can learn to use it like you do, then you will kindly let us stay." "...but it's an African table. And we will learn to sit at it in our own right." The essence of the human spirit.

Cry Freedom illustrates what happens (and will always eventually happen) when government attempts to remove that which it has no power or right to. Apartheid was the codification of this attempt in South Africa. (As an aside, in the name of government "unions" taking shape all over the world in various forms, unfortunately we see first-hand power being abstracted farther from the people and closer to the hands of the few, making it a simple matter for some distant powerful body to trample the rights of the many for the comfort of the few.)

Please watch this movie.
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Dr. Eason
5.0 out of 5 stars Cry Freedom Movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
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One of my all time favorite movies! This is a great movie to watch with the family, especially during a time when racism can be an issue. It's about two people from different races coming together to be the best of friends in the most unlikely of circumstances. I watched it as a young lady and used some of the words of Steve Biko to instill in my nieces and nephews who are now adults and instilling those words into their children. He said, "If we teach our children from the very beginning that they can grow up to be anything they choose to be, and not what someone labels them to be, no one can take that away from them. But if you tell them from early child hood that they will be nothing but maids and servants, no matter how brilliant they can become, they will never believe that they can do anything but serve as maids and servants." My nieces and nephews are successful in many walks of life now because of us teaching them from a child that they could do or be whatever THEY CHOOSE TO BE. I am glad I had an opportunity to watch this movie and see how friendship can develop between people of different races who have totally different views but come to respect each other for their beliefs and in the end, well, I will let you see the end for yourself. It is well worth buying and you will watch it over and over again.
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Gordon Solomon
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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Great acting, unfortunately a true story
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Gail Cote
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbe film!
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2024
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Superbe film!
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Giulietta Rovera
5.0 out of 5 stars Film sul razzismo in Sudafrica
Reviewed in Italy on April 9, 2024
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Ispirato a un fatto vero. Storia di un'amicizia in Sudafrica durante l'apartheid fra un politico nero e un giornalista bianco. A mio avviso, da mostrare nelle scuole
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Alexandra G.
5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is sooo great
Reviewed in Germany on August 29, 2023
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I really love this movie. Hopefully the quality is good, it will be a gift for my friend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Richard Attenborough directing Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline and Penelope Wilton (Clockwise).
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2021
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A film that shocked me when I first saw it in the cinema. It has lost non of its power over the years. As the UK was slow in bringing this out on Blu-ray, I imported a copy from Australia, which played fine; -but alas no extras. The US version had commentary by Film Historian Eddy Van Mueller. So when I saw that the UK was going to release it March 2021 I hoped that they would include the commentary from the US version released 11 month prior to the UK release. But as often is the case, UK Blu Ray don't seem to merit the treatment given to them in the US; -one wonders why? The film is worth importing from the US if you have a multi region player (or region 1 Player) the commentary is worth having if you like to know more about the background of this film. Watched with my sons of 21 and 17 years of age, who both appreciated the film. You look at the way the South African government treated black people or white people siding with the black people and say; "that could never happen today"! Well it does and in so many places. This film surely should teach us there is a better way to treat people who appears/thinks different from you. If you haven't seen it, -you should.
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dev govender
5.0 out of 5 stars a finely balanced story about steve biko and donald woods.
Reviewed in Australia on March 9, 2019
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This story puts the apartheid system in south africa under a spotlight and illustrates perfectly that absolute power
corrupts absolutely.The first part of the film shows what it means for a person of colour living in south africa under
the apartheid laws that existed at the time while the second half is a thriller as it documents the escape to the
u.k. by donald woods and his family.
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