{"id":2794,"date":"2026-01-13T09:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:12:45","slug":"cry-freedom-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/cry-freedom-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry Freedom (1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Cry Freedom (1987)<\/em><\/strong> is a stirring historical drama directed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Attenborough\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Attenborough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Attenborough<\/a><\/strong> that brings to life the <strong>true story<\/strong> of anti-apartheid activist <strong>Steve Biko<\/strong> and white South African journalist <strong>Donald Woods<\/strong>. Set in the turbulent 1970s, the film follows Woods\u2019s transformation from skeptical observer to passionate ally after befriending Biko and witnessing the brutal injustices of apartheid. When Biko is detained and dies in police custody, Woods risks everything to expose the truth and escape South Africa with his family to continue Biko\u2019s legacy abroad. The film stars <strong>Denzel Washington<\/strong> (in an Oscar-nominated performance as Biko), <strong>Kevin Kline<\/strong> as Woods, and <strong>Penelope Wilton<\/strong>, and is both a powerful historic indictment of racial oppression and a tribute to courage and friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where to Watch:<\/strong><br><strong>Netflix<\/strong> \u2014 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cry Freedom<\/a><\/em> is available to stream on Netflix in many regions, though availability can vary over time.<br><strong>Apple TV (iTunes)<\/strong> \u2014 You can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rent or buy<\/a><\/strong> the movie digitally through the Apple TV app.<br><strong>Plex<\/strong> \u2014 The film is also listed as available to stream in HD on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plex<\/a><\/strong> (free with ads or via supported devices\/apps).<br><strong>Digital &amp; DVD<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Cry Freedom<\/em> is available for <strong>purchase on digital platforms<\/strong> or physical DVD through retailers and on-demand services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cry Freedom (1987) is a stirring historical drama directed by Richard Attenborough that brings to life the true story of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and white South African journalist Donald Woods. Set in the turbulent 1970s, the film follows Woods\u2019s transformation from skeptical observer to passionate ally after befriending Biko and witnessing the brutal injustices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-african-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2796,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions\/2796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}