
Sarafina!
1992 · Movie · PG-13 · 117 min · ★ 6.1
A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
Also known as Sarafina
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-09-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (47 votes)
Themes
- africa
- south africa
- apartheid
- musical
- based on play or musical
- soweto
Cast & crew

Leleti Khumalo
as Sarafina

Whoopi Goldberg
as Mary Masembuko

John Kani
as School Principal

Miriam Makeba
as Angelina

Mary Twala
as Sarafina's Grandmother

Dumisani Dlamini
as Crocodile

Mbongeni Ngema
as Sabela

Tertius Meintjes
as Lieutenant Bloem

Robert Whitehead
as Interrogator

Greg Latter
as Policeman
Directed by Darrell James Roodt