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Sarafina!
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Sarafina!

1992-09-18 · 117 min · ★ 6.2

Music · 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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Directors
Darrell James Roodt
Production companies
BBC, Vanguard Films, Distant Horizon, Ideal, Les Films Ariane, Videovision Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax
Countries
South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 8,606,242

Top 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
Michelle BestbierMrs. Hendricks
Patrick NdlovuPatrick NdlovuVictor Gumede
Somizi MhlongoSomizi MhlongoFire
Sipho KuneneSipho KuneneGuitar
Nhlanhla NgemaNhlanhla NgemaStimela
Faca KhuluEddie
Wendy MselekuChina
James MthobaSarafina's Uncle

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