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Sarafina!

“She was their teacher. They were her hope.”

★ 6.2 / 10 (49 votes)September 18, 1992117 minEN
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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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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 18, 1992
StatusReleased
Runtime117 min
Rating★ 6.2 / 10
CertificationPG-13
Original languageEnglish, Zulu
CountrySouth Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, France
Budget—
Revenue$8,606,242
ProductionBBC, Vanguard Films, Distant Horizon, Ideal, Les Films Ariane, Videovision Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax
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Director

Darrell James Roodt

Writers

William Nicholson, Mbongeni Ngema

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Cast

Leleti KhumaloLeleti KhumaloSarafina
Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi GoldbergMary Masembuko
John KaniJohn KaniSchool Principal
Miriam MakebaMiriam MakebaAngelina
Mary TwalaMary TwalaSarafina's Grandmother
Dumisani DlaminiDumisani DlaminiCrocodile
Mbongeni NgemaMbongeni NgemaSabela
Tertius MeintjesTertius MeintjesLieutenant Bloem
Robert WhiteheadRobert WhiteheadInterrogator
Greg LatterGreg LatterPoliceman
Nicky RebeloNicky RebeloSoldier
James WhyleJames WhyleSoldier
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