Cry Freedom 1987

Janet Maslin, New York Times: These are fine methods for delivering a civics lesson, which to some extent is what the Attenborough approach is all about. But for a film that aspires to entertain as well as educate, they are less helpful. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Cry Freedom is a sincere and valuable movie, and despite my fundamental reservations about it, I think it probably should be seen. Read more

Mark Salisbury, Time Out: An implacable work of authority and compassion, Cry Freedom is political cinema at its best. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Washington does a remarkable job of transforming himself into the articulte and mesmerizing black nationalist leader, whose refusal to keep silent led to his death in police custody and a subsequent coverup. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: In a country busier than Chile with oppression, violence and subjugation, the story of Woods' slow awakening is certainly not the most exciting, or revealing. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Biko was unflappable, logical and witty in life, and Washington conveys that solidity onscreen. Read more