Sarafina! (1992)
1h 57m
Running Time
September 18, 1992Release Date
Sarafina! (1992)
1h 57m
Running Time
September 18, 1992Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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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 / Theatre Play / Screenplay / Choreographer

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

Sipho Kunene
Guitar

Nhlanhla Ngema
Stimela

Faca Khulu
Eddie

Wendy Mseleku
China

James Mthoba
Sarafina's Uncle

Gideon de Wet
Policeman

Bheki Mqadi
Moses

Patrick Manqele
Preacher

Sibusiso Ngema
Funeral Leader

Zanele Sangweni
Lindiwe

Ayanda Nhlangothi
Thulani

Bafana Hendricks
Jabu

Pheto Wildeman
Nhanhla

Xolani Dlamini
Sarafina's Brother

Siya Ngcobo
Sarafina's Brother

Louis Seboko
Joe Masombuka

Sam Ngakane
Guitar's Father

Doris Sehula
Woman Shopper

Dominic Skosana
Prison Guard

Ishmael Boikanyo
Prison Guard

Siphamandla Ngcamu
Testimonies / Crocodile's Gang Member / Dancer

Mfana 'Jones' Hlope
Testimonies / Crocodile's Gang Member / Dancer

Congo Radebe
Silence

Thulani Didi
Crocodile's Gang Member / Dancer

Vincent Ngobese
Crocodile's Gang Member / Dancer

Vukani Dlamini
Crocodile's Gang Member / Dancer (as Vukani 'Marko' Dlamini)

Gugwana Dlamini
Sarafina's Friend / Dancer

Dipou Lehlongwa
Sarafina's Friend / Dancer

Khuluiwe Sithole
Sarafina's Friend / Dancer

Batho Mhlongo
Sarafina's Friend / Dancer

Billy Mashigo
Shebeen Drinker

Dixon Malele
Shebeen Drinker

Eric Seema
Shebeen Drinker

Velaphi Msini
Teacher

Mate Bashe
Teacher

Princess Msala
Teacher

Sbongile Dingatha
Woman Shopper

Olga Mvicane
Woman Shopper

Sindi Dlathu
Dancer (as Sindiswa Dlathu)

Mabusi Gumede
Dancer

Khanyo Maphumulo
Dancer

Mmabatho Ramoupi
Dancer

Sonto Khumalo
Dancer

Nonhlanhla Sithole
Dancer

Seipati Sothoane
Dancer

Sindisiwe Sokhela
Dancer

Velile Mchunu
Dancer

Brian 'Jazz' Mazibuko
Dancer

Thapi 'Joko' Khambule
Dancer

Gugu Mkhize
Dancer

Lerato Wildeman
Dancer

Nokuzola Dhlathu
Dancer

Futhi Mhlongo
Dancer

Rayhana Myles
Dancer

Sibonakaliso Sothoane
Dancer

Zanele Radebe
Dancer

Alfred Ndlovu
Dancer

Cyprian Shandu
Dancer

John Lata
Dancer

Mazwe Shabalala
Dancer

Phakiso Motloung
Dancer

Sduduzo Mthethwa
Dancer

Thulani Mofokeng
Dancer

Mabonga Khumalo
Dancer

Nkosane Mzolo
Dancer

Sduduzo Mbili
Dancer

Skhumbuzo Kubheka
Dancer

Sindane Mbatha
Dancer

Stephen Evans
Police Officer (uncredited)

Dieketseng Mnisi
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)

Darrell James Roodt
Director

Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer

Mark Vicente
Director of Photography

David M. Thompson
Producer

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

Sarah Thomas
Editor

Megan Gill
First Assistant Editor

David Barkham
Production Design

Emilia Roux
Set Decoration

Debra-Lee Davidson
Makeup Artist

Graham Hickson
First Assistant Director

Rick Cresswell
Special Effects Coordinator

Nicky De Beer
Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Peters
Choreographer

Gabriella Molnar
Key Makeup Artist / Key Hair Stylist

Chris Olley
Stunts

Roly Jansen
Stunt Coordinator

Neville Strydom
Stunts

Tyrone Stevenson
Stunts
Media.









Details.
Release DateSeptember 18, 1992
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
africa
south africa
apartheid
musical
based on play or musical
soweto
Wiki.
Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on Mbongeni Ngema's 1987 musical of the same name. The film was directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Ngema Mbongeni and William Nicholson, and stars Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Ngema, and Whoopi Goldberg; Khumalo reprises her role from the stage performance.
An international co-production of South Africa, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, the film premiered on 11 May 1992, at the Cannes Film Festival.
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