- Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Dumisani Dlamini
- Directors: Darrell Roodt
- Writers: Mbongeni Ngema, William Nicholson
- Producers: Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, Helena Spring, Kirk D'Amico, Sanjeev Singh
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
- Run Time: 117 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CNGH
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1.0 out of 5 stars
movie fails miserably where stage play soars!,
By noel noel (western ma.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sarafina! the Sound of Freedom (Audio CD)
This movie was the biggest dissappointment of the early 90's! In an attempt to make it relevant to western viewers, the film makers completely changed the story, the music, and the over-all tone of this important piece of theater. Whoopi, of all people!? Give me a break! She was horrible. And why would you change the most beautiful and powerful South African Township music to sound like African American gospel music? It just didn't work for me at all. If you've only seen the movie version and never had the opportunity to experience Sarafina on stage, you probably won't be able to understand where I'm coming from. Having been blessed with seeing it twice as it toured the country, I can say with out a doubt that the movie version failed miserably where the stage play soared to the highest heights!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still powerful after all this time,
By Andrew "Ciao" (Boston MASS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sarafina! (Widescreen) (DVD)
I think all who have seen Sarafina agree it is a powerful movie. What's more, it's beautiful at the same time. Listen to the voices of the choir in this movie. Sarafina started as a musical, and that talent is prevalent in the film version as well. The accapellas are spectacular, and the choir sings in South African fashion. It gives me a chill.I enjoyed seeing Whoopi Goldberg in a dramatic role, versus the comedy shtick she usally does. Lastly, tt's interesting seeing the conditions that apartheid era blacks lived in South Africa. Thank goodness apartheid is over. I'm glad what we see in this movie is now history!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie,
By outkast (Beverly Hills, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sarafina! (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie is excellent. It's about a young girl, her taecher, and her friends during the apartheid (separation of blacks and whites that ended in the 1980's.) This movie is showing everything from the prisons to the houses.
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