

Sarafina!
1992-09-18 · 117 min · ★ 6.2
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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Production details
- 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 KhumaloSarafina
Whoopi GoldbergMary Masembuko
John KaniSchool Principal
Miriam MakebaAngelina
Mary TwalaSarafina's Grandmother
Dumisani DlaminiCrocodile
Mbongeni NgemaSabela
Tertius MeintjesLieutenant Bloem
Robert WhiteheadInterrogator
Greg LatterPoliceman
Nicky RebeloSoldier
James WhyleSoldier
Patrick NdlovuVictor Gumede
Somizi MhlongoFire
Sipho KuneneGuitar
Nhlanhla NgemaStimelaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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