Cry, the Beloved Country
1995 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · 78% critics
In 1940s South Africa, a rural preacher travels to the city to find his missing son after learning he is tied to a serious crime. His search becomes a moving look at family pain, forgiveness, and the deep racial divisions shaping everyday life.
Also known as Cry the Beloved Country
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (28 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want an emotional, thoughtful period drama about family and injustice, especially if you liked A Dry White Season; Not for you if you want fast pacing or something uplifting.
Pros: deeply moving drama; powerful lead performances; humane, forgiving story | Cons: slow start; heavy and sad; softer on politics
Themes
- based on novel or book
- south africa
- apartheid
- priest
- 1940s
- race relations
Cast & crew
Richard Harris
as James Jarvis
James Earl Jones
as Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Charles S. Dutton
as John Kumalo
Vusi Kunene
as Theophilus Msimangu
- TW
Tsholofelo Wechoemang
as Child
Dolly Rathebe
as Mrs. Kumalo
- JR
Jack Robinson
as Ian Jarvis
- RM
Ramalao Makhene
as Ramalao Makhene
Jennifer Steyn
as Mary Jarvis
Ian Roberts
as Evans
Directed by Darrell James Roodt