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The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1992-09-18
- video_camera_front Companies BBC, Vanguard Films, Distant Horizon, Ideal, Les Films Ariane, Videovision Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax
- timer Runtime: 117 Mins
- star Rating: 6.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 40 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0105316
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Leleti Khumalo
Sarafina
Whoopi Goldberg
Mary Masembuko
John Kani
School Principal
Miriam Makeba
Angelina
Mary Twala
Sarafina's Grandmother
Dumisani Dlamini
Crocodile
Mbongeni Ngema
Sabela
Tertius Meintjes
Lieutenant Bloem
Robert Whitehead
Interrogator
Greg Latter
Policeman
Nicky Rebelo
Soldier
James Whyle
Soldier
Michelle Bestbier
Mrs. Hendricks
Patrick Ndlovu
Victor Gumede
Somizi Mhlongo
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Darrell James Roodt
Director
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Mark Vicente
Director of Photography
William Nicholson
Screenplay
David M. Thompson
Producer
Tania Jenkins
Line Producer
Helena Spring
Executive Producer
Sanjeev Singh
Executive Producer
Mbongeni Ngema
Screenplay
Peter Hollywood
Editor
Rick Cresswell
Special Effects Coordinator
Mbongeni Ngema
Theatre Play
Kirk D'Amico
Executive Producer
David Heitner
Editor
Sarah Thomas
Editor
Nicky De Beer
Supervising Sound Editor
Emilia Roux
Set Decoration
Debra-Lee Davidson
Makeup Artist
Graham Hickson
First Assistant Director
Megan Gill
First Assistant Editor
David Barkham
Production Design
Sudhir Pragjee
Executive Producer
Anant Singh
Producer
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