Where to Watch Sarafina! (1992) in the US

What it's about

As tensions of apartheid spread across South Africa, many students revolts to massive stone throw, a demonstration that comes in a wake of the introduction of Afrikaans language as a means of teaching. This sparks riots among school age young people who have resolved to do what it takes for freedom to come tomorrow. In a township of Soweto, a group of students, led by a beautiful and intelligent young girl, Sarafina, mastermind a plot to rise against the apartheid regime by vehemently rejecting the proposal to have Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. This angers the white people and results in a massive unrest of the students and those others supporting them. Meanwhile, Sarafina's mother accepts a job of a housekeeper in a white household and it angers Sarafina. Following the unrest of students and their possible torture and trial, Sarafina is released from prison, reunites with some of the colleagues and composes a "Freedom is Coming Tomorrow" song.

Cast and crew

Director

Darrell Roodt

Writer

Mbongeni Ngema, William Nicholson

Starring

Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba

Details

Release date

Sep 25, 1992

Language

English, Zulu

Country

South Africa, United Kingdom, France, United States

Box office

$7,306,242

Awards

3 nominations

Where to Watch Sarafina! (1992) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Sarafina! in the United States?

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