![Cry Freedom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w6mJIevAEYcL5DxTrIxijRA6JWL.jpg)
Cry Freedom
Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Cry Freedom
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1981
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
User Score
60%
Original Title
Cry Freedom
Production Companies
Afrocult Foundation
Director
Ola Balogun
Description
Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.
Cast
Crew
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