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Cry Freedom (1987)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:20

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An epic drama based on the true story of newspaper editor Donald Woods' investigation into the murder of nationalist leader Steven Biko. Mistrustful of each other at first, but joined in their... [More]

Starring: Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally

Director: Richard Attenborough

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Feb 23, 1999

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10/1/09

80%

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8/7/09

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5/27/09

90%

Quote by Johnson J.

5/9/09

10%

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3/30/09

80%

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2/13/09

60%

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1/16/09

10%

Quote by Daniel V.

12/3/08

60%

Quote by Vincent S.

9/1/08

70%

Quote by 67dylan

7/24/08

90%

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7/17/08

60%

Quote by mogwai008

7/5/08

10%

Quote by borisf

2/25/08

60%

Denzel Washington's first Oscar nominated role is quite good. Plus he doesn't play Denzel like... More

Quote by Virus

1/29/08

80%

Actually, the reason I'd planned to do a double review here was that they both started with the... More

Quote by gillianren

1/15/08

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Quote by Tim-A

1/12/08

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1/8/08

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12/29/07

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12/24/07

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12/23/07

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