Sarafina! (1992)

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Country: France, South Africa, UK, USA
Genres: Drama, Musical
Release: 1992-09-25
Director: Darrell Roodt
Writers: Mbongeni Ngema , William Nicholson
Language: English | Zulu
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg , Leleti Khumalo , Miriam Makeba , John Kani , Dumisani Dlamini , Mbongeni Ngema , Sipho Kunene , Tertius Meintjes , Robert Whitehead , Somizi Mhlongo
Runtime: 117 min
Awards: 3 nominations
AKA: Sarafina! , Sarafina! (Turkey) , Sarafina! Il profumo della libertà (Italy) , Sarafina! (United States of America) , Sarafina! (South Africa) , Сарафина! (Russian Federation) , Sarafina! (Canada) , サラフィナ! (Japan) , Sarafina! O Som da Liberdade (Brazil)
Plot: As tensions of apartheid spread across South Africa, many students revolts to massive stone throw, a demonstration that comes in a wake of the introduction of Afrikaans language as a means of teaching. This sparks riots among school age young people who have resolved to do what it takes for freedom to come tomorrow. In a township of Soweto, a group of students, led by a beautiful and intelligent young girl, Sarafina, mastermind a plot to rise against the apartheid regime by vehemently rejecting the proposal to have Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. This angers the white people and results in a massive unrest of the students and those others supporting them. Meanwhile, Sarafina's mother accepts a job of a housekeeper in a white household and it angers Sarafina. Following the unrest of students and their possible torture and trial, Sarafina is released from prison, reunites with some of the colleagues and composes a "Freedom is Coming Tomorrow" song.
IMDB:tt0105316