8.0Cry Freedom · 1981
Cry Freedom (1981) is a Drama film directed by Ola Balogun, starring Albert Hall, Prunella Gee, Jorge Coutinho.
Drama
8.0Overview
Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.
Cast
Albert Hall, Prunella Gee, Jorge Coutinho, Roberto Pirillo, David Buck
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What is "Cry Freedom" about?
Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.
When was "Cry Freedom" released?
Cry Freedom was released in 1981.
Who stars in "Cry Freedom"?
The cast includes Albert Hall, Prunella Gee, Jorge Coutinho, Roberto Pirillo.
