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She was their teacher. They were her hope.

Sarafina!

6.119921h 57mPG-13

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A Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.

Directed by Darrell James Roodt

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CAST

The people behind the story

Leleti Khumalo

Leleti KhumaloSarafina

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi GoldbergMary Masembuko

John Kani

John KaniSchool Principal

Miriam Makeba

Miriam MakebaAngelina

Mary Twala

Mary TwalaSarafina's Grandmother

Dumisani Dlamini

Dumisani DlaminiCrocodile

Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni NgemaSabela

Tertius Meintjes

Tertius MeintjesLieutenant Bloem