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'To Make a Statement': The Representation of Black Consciousness in Richard Attenborough’s Cry Freedom (1987)
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Abstract As one of the most viewed films on apartheid South Africa, Sir Richard Attenborough’s Oscar-nominated Cry Freedom helped push the atrocities of the apartheid system to the forefront of public attention. The screenplay was based on South African journalist Donald Woods’ autobiographical books Biko (1... view more
As one of the most viewed films on apartheid South Africa, Sir Richard Attenborough’s Oscar-nominated Cry Freedom helped push the atrocities of the apartheid system to the forefront of public attention. The screenplay was based on South African journalist Donald Woods’ autobiographical books Biko (1978) and Asking for Trouble (1981), which detail Woods’ relationship with Biko and the court trial following Biko’s death in police custody.... view less
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Other Media
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Politik; Kultur; Medien; Visual History; Transnationale Geschichte; Film; Internationale Beziehungen; Menschenrechte; Race; Soziale Bewegungen; Protest; Verflechtung
Document language
German
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 372-377
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 13 (2016) 2
Issue topic
Apartheid und Anti-Apartheid - Südafrika und Westeuropa
ISSN
1612-6041
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed