Cry Freedom

Denzel Washington earned his first Oscar nomination for his performance in this film directed by Richard Attenborough. Based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko (Washington), a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

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