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Sarafina! · LeviOsa

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1992·PG-13

She was their teacher. They were her hope.

MusicDramaFamily1h 57m

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Tomatometer

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86%

Popcornmeter

6.2

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Storyline

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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Sarafina

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Details

DirectorDarrell James Roodt

ReleasedSep 18, 1992

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$8.6M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

BBC

Vanguard Films

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Cast

Leleti Khumalo

Leleti Khumalo

Sarafina

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Mary Masembuko

John Kani

John Kani

School Principal

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Angelina

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

Sarafina's Grandmother

Dumisani Dlamini

Dumisani Dlamini

Crocodile

Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni Ngema

Sabela

Tertius Meintjes

Tertius Meintjes

Lieutenant Bloem

Robert Whitehead

Robert Whitehead

Interrogator

Greg Latter

Greg Latter

Policeman

Nicky Rebelo

Nicky Rebelo

Soldier

James Whyle

James Whyle

Soldier

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Netflix

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

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Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

This movie doesn't know what it believes.

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Malcolm L. Johnson

RTHartford CourantApr 16, 2018

While Sarafina! is unabashedly propagandistic on behalf of its young black heroes, even the viewpoint of the murdered black constable can be felt -- with Ngema himself as the charming yet unprincipled quisling.

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Andrea Beach

RTCommon Sense MediaMay 5, 2015

Sobering musical about apartheid includes brutal violence.

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Information

Title

Sarafina!

Released

Sep 18, 1992

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

South Africa, United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 57m

Status

Released

Studios

BBC, Vanguard Films

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