Sarafina!
(1992) She was their teacher. They were her hope. | Released
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6.4
56%
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: She was their teacher. They were her hope.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Sep 18, 1992
Rating: 1992-09-18
Run Time: 1h 57m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: South Africa , United Kingdom , United States of America , France
Production Companies: BBC , Miramax , Vanguard Films , Hollywood Pictures , Distant Horizon , Ideal , Les Films Ariane , Vanguard Productions , Videovision Entertainment
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Directing | Director |
Darrell James Roodt
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| First Assistant Director |
Graham Hickson
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| Production | Executive Producer |
Helena Spring
Sanjeev Singh
Kirk D'Amico
Sudhir Pragjee
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| Producer |
Anant Singh
David M. Thompson
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| Line Producer |
Tania Jenkins
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| Art | Production Design |
David Barkham
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| Set Decoration |
Emilia Roux
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| Editing | First Assistant Editor |
Megan Gill
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| Editor |
David Heitner
Sarah Thomas
Peter Hollywood
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| Crew | Cinematography |
Mark Vicente
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| Special Effects Coordinator |
Rick Cresswell
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Mbongeni Ngema
William Nicholson
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| Theatre Play |
Mbongeni Ngema
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| Sound | Music |
Stanley Myers
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| Supervising Sound Editor |
Nicky De Beer
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| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Debra-Lee Davidson
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| Department | Role | Name |