Cry, the Beloved Country

  • Pleure, ô pays bien aimé (Cry, the Beloved Country) [...]
Genre : Thriller
Type : Fiction
Original title : Chora, Terra Amada! [Portugal]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1995
Format : Feature
Running time : 106 (in minutes)

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.

Director: Darrell Roodt
Writers: Ronald Harwood, Alan Paton (novel)

Stars: Richard Harris, James Earl Jones and Tsholofelo Wechoemang

106 min - Drama | Thriller

Cast
James Earl Jones... Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Tsholofelo Wechoemang... Child
Richard Harris... James Jarvis
Charles S. Dutton... John Kumalo
Dolly Rathebe... Mrs. Kumalo
Ramalao Makhene
Jack Robinson... Ian Jarvis
Jennifer Steyn... Mary Jarvis
Patrick Ndlovu... Man 1
Darlington Michaels... Man 2
King Twala... Man 3
Somizi Mhlongo... Young Thief
Sam Ngakane... Mafolo
Vusi Kunene... Theophilus Msimangu
John Whiteley... Father Vincent

Runtime: 106 min
Sound Mix: Dolby SR | Dolby
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Film length (metres): 2790 m
Film negative format: 35 mm
Cinematographic process: Spherical
Printed film format: 35 mm

RELEASE: 16 June 1999 (France)

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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