Cry, the Beloved Country

Stars
3
Rating
PG-13
Author
Alan Paton (1948 novel)
Length
106 min
Director
Darrell Roodt
Cry, the Beloved Country
Synopsis
"A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city." [IMDb] "Set in South Africa in October 1946, before the implementation of apartheid, this is the story of church minister Steven Kumalo who is requested from his village to Johannesburg. There he discovers that his son Absolom has been arrested for the murder of a white man. The white man's father James Jarvis, supports apartheid. When the two meet, they come to unexpected understandings about their sons and their own humanity." [Wikipedia]
Genre
Historical
Released
1995
Location
Africa
Period
South Africa before apartheid in 1948;
Netflix
No

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End of Racism
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