1992 • PG-13 • 1h 57m
6.1/10
(40 users) 
Overview
The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Af The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
6.1/10
(40 users) Cast / Crew 
Leleti Khumalo Sarafina 
Whoopi Goldberg Mary Masembuko 
John Kani School Principal 
Miriam Makeba Angelina 
Mary Twala Sarafina's Grandmother 
Dumisani Dlamini Crocodile Mbongeni Ngema Sabela 
Tertius Meintjes Lieutenant Bloem 
Robert Whitehead Interrogator 
Greg Latter Policeman 
Nicky Rebelo Soldier James Whyle Soldier Michelle Bestbier Mrs. Hendricks Patrick Ndlovu Victor Gumede Somizi Mhlongo Fire 
Darrell James Roodt Director 
Stanley Myers Original Music Composer Mark Vicente Director of Photography 
David M. Thompson Producer Mbongeni Ngema Theatre Play Mbongeni Ngema Screenplay 
William Nicholson Screenplay Kirk D'Amico Executive Producer Tania Jenkins Line Producer Sudhir Pragjee Executive Producer Anant Singh Producer Sanjeev Singh Executive Producer Helena Spring Executive Producer David Heitner Editor Peter Hollywood Editor
Leleti Khumalo Sarafina Whoopi Goldberg Mary Masembuko John Kani School Principal Miriam Makeba Angelina Mary Twala Sarafina's Grandmother Dumisani Dlamini Crocodile Mbongeni Ngema Sabela Tertius Meintjes Lieutenant Bloem Robert Whitehead Interrogator Greg Latter Policeman Nicky Rebelo Soldier James Whyle Soldier Michelle Bestbier Mrs. Hendricks Patrick Ndlovu Victor Gumede Somizi Mhlongo Fire Darrell James Roodt Director Stanley Myers Original Music Composer Mark Vicente Director of Photography David M. Thompson Producer Mbongeni Ngema Theatre Play Mbongeni Ngema Screenplay William Nicholson Screenplay Kirk D'Amico Executive Producer Tania Jenkins Line Producer Sudhir Pragjee Executive Producer Anant Singh Producer Sanjeev Singh Executive Producer Helena Spring Executive Producer David Heitner Editor Peter Hollywood Editor 
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