{"id":2809,"date":"2026-01-13T10:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:15:11","slug":"sarafina-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/sarafina-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarafina! (1992)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Sarafina! (1992)<\/em><\/strong> is a powerful <strong>musical-drama<\/strong> that brings one of South Africa\u2019s most iconic stage productions to the screen. Directed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darrell_Roodt\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darrell_Roodt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darrell James Roodt<\/a><\/strong> and starring <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leleti_Khumalo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leleti_Khumalo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leleti Khumalo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whoopi_Goldberg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whoopi_Goldberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miriam_Makeba\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miriam_Makeba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miriam Makeba<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Kani\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Kani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Kani<\/a><\/strong>, the film follows a spirited Soweto schoolgirl named <strong>Sarafina<\/strong> who becomes politically awakened during the tumultuous 1976 student uprisings against apartheid. Through music, dance and courage, Sarafina and her classmates protest injustice and fight for freedom, inspired by teachers and leaders who challenge the status quo. It\u2019s a deeply emotional portrayal of youth, resistance, and hope during one of the most significant periods in South African history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where to Watch:<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <em>Sarafina!<\/em> is currently streaming on <strong>Netflix<\/strong> in many regions, including South Africa, making it easy to watch with a subscription.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plex<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 The movie is also available to stream on <strong>Plex<\/strong>, sometimes free with ads depending on your region and device.<br><strong>TV Broadcasts<\/strong> \u2013 It periodically airs on South African channels such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etv.co.za\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.etv.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e.tv<\/a><\/strong> as a special feature, especially around Youth Day and historic anniversaries.<br><strong>Digital Purchase\/Rental<\/strong> \u2013 You can often <strong>rent or buy<\/strong> <em>Sarafina!<\/em> on platforms like <strong>Amazon Prime Video<\/strong> where available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarafina! (1992) is a powerful musical-drama that brings one of South Africa\u2019s most iconic stage productions to the screen. Directed by Darrell James Roodt and starring Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, and John Kani, the film follows a spirited Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina who becomes politically awakened during the tumultuous 1976 student uprisings against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2810,"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-2809","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\/2809","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=2809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2811,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2809\/revisions\/2811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/votters.com\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}