Cry Freedom (
1987) | IMDb:
7.4
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Starring:
Kevin Kline
,
Denzel Washington
,
Penelope Wilton
,
Kate Hardie
,
John Matshikiza
,
Zakes Mokae
Revolution (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Nastassja Kinski
,
Joan Plowright
,
Dave King
,
Dexter Fletcher
Directed by:
Hugh Hudson