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Feature film — 1992

Sarafina! (1992)

6.21h 57mMusic — Drama — Family

A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.

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A high-signal pick with 49 votes.

BBC / Vanguard Films / Distant Horizon / Ideal / Les Films Ariane / Videovision Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures / Miramax

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Director: Darrell James Roodt

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Cast & crew

Leleti Khumalo as Sarafina

Leleti Khumalo

Sarafina

Whoopi Goldberg as Mary Masembuko

Whoopi Goldberg

Mary Masembuko

John Kani as School Principal

John Kani

School Principal

Miriam Makeba as Angelina

Miriam Makeba

Angelina

Mary Twala as Sarafina's Grandmother

Mary Twala

Sarafina's Grandmother

Dumisani Dlamini as Crocodile

Dumisani Dlamini

Crocodile

Mbongeni Ngema as Sabela

Mbongeni Ngema

Sabela

Tertius Meintjes as Lieutenant Bloem

Tertius Meintjes

Lieutenant Bloem

Robert Whitehead as Interrogator

Robert Whitehead

Interrogator

Greg Latter as Policeman

Greg Latter

Policeman

Nicky Rebelo as Soldier

Nicky Rebelo

Soldier

James Whyle as Soldier

James Whyle

Soldier

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