Sarafina

Sarafina (1992)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
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Whoopi Goldberg stars in this musical take on the South African struggles against Apartheid in the mid-1970s, during the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. An adaptation of Mbongeni Ngema's popular musical, which ran on Broadway from 1988 to 1989, Sarafina! recounts the political coming of age of the… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Darrel James Roodt, Darrell Roodt
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
In Theaters
Sep 18, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Jun 4, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

    A rather bloody musical that captures the horror that was apartheid.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    It just doesn't work.

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