Release Year:
1995MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.8 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
January 01, 2014Cry, the Beloved Country
Shot in the aftermath of Nelson Mandela's election, this film adaptation of South African author Alan Paton's novel tells the story of two men -- one black, one white -- who must cope with family tragedy in the apartheid era. Rural minister Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) travels to Johannesburg in search of his troubled son, while white landowner James Jarvis (Richard Harris) comes to the city to attend to his activist son's murder.
Cast Summary:
Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Vusi Kunene, Dolly Rathebe, Dambisa Kente, Leleti Kumalo, Eric Miyeni, Charles S. Dutton