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Shared genres: Drama.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1987 2h 37m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, liberal journalist Donald Woods seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko. Biko has been officially banning order by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Denzel Washington
Steve Biko
Penelope Wilton
Wendy Woods
Zakes Mokae
Father Kani
John Thaw
Kruger
Josette Simon
Dr Ramphele
Timothy West
Capt. De Wet
Andrew McCulloch
Policeman Nel
Gerald Sim
Police Doctor