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Date Added: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 Run Time: 2h 37m 0sCategory: Movies
Channel: CinemaNowTags: Universal
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The tension and terror that is present-day (1987) South Africa is powerfully portrayed in director Richard Attenborough'ssweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) and a liberal white newspaper editor who risks his own life to bring Biko s message to the world.After learning of apartheid's true horrors through Biko's eyes,editor Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) discovers that his friend hasbeen silenced by the police. Determined not to let Biko's message go unheard, Woods undertakes a perilous quest to escape South Africa and bring Biko's remarkable tale of courage to the world. The riveting, true story offers a stirring account of man at his most evil and most heroic.