The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world.
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.
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as Donald Woods
AliveBorn: October 24, 1947
Age: 78
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
as Steve Biko
AliveBorn: December 28, 1954
Age: 71
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
as Wendy Woods
AliveBorn: June 3, 1946
Age: 80
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
as Jane Woods
AliveBorn: April 26, 1969
Age: 57
as Mapetla
DeceasedBorn: November 26, 1954
Died: September 15, 2008
Age at death: 53
as Father Kani
DeceasedBorn: August 5, 1934
Died: September 11, 2009
Age at death: 75
as Kruger
DeceasedBorn: January 3, 1942
Died: February 21, 2002
Age at death: 60
as Ken
AliveBorn: April 27, 1956
Age: 70
Bristol, England, UK
as Bruce
DeceasedBorn: November 28, 1945
Died: January 8, 1996
Age at death: 50
as Ntsiki Biko
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Don Card
AliveBorn: March 27, 1935
Age: 91
London, England
as Dr Ramphele
AliveBorn: November 15, 1960
Age: 65
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
as Capt. De Wet
DeceasedBorn: October 20, 1934
Died: November 12, 2024
Age at death: 90
as Lemick
AliveBorn: October 23, 1947
Age: 78
Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]
as State Prosecutor
DeceasedBorn: April 7, 1934
Died: February 9, 2007
Age at death: 72
as Policeman Nel
AliveBorn: January 1, 1945
Age: 81
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
as Police Doctor
DeceasedBorn: February 4, 1925
Died: December 11, 2014
Age at death: 89
as Guard
AliveBorn: January 1, 1953
Age: 73
Dublin, Ireland
as Guard
AliveBorn: April 6, 1957
Age: 69
West Ham, London, England, UK
as Police Sergeant
DeceasedBorn: August 30, 1935
Died: November 18, 2013
Age at death: 78
as Mortician
DeceasedBorn: March 8, 1939
Died: June 4, 2011
Age at death: 72
as Girl at Funeral
DeceasedBorn: July 5, 1946
Died: September 8, 2022
Age at death: 76
as Major Boshoff
AliveBorn: May 30, 1955
Age: 71
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
as Acting High Comissioner
DeceasedBorn: May 26, 1925
Died: February 6, 2017
Age at death: 91
as Moses
AliveBorn: August 18, 1948
Age: 78
Castries, Saint Lucia
as Receptionist
AliveBorn: February 22, 1940
Age: 86
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
as Wendy's Father
DeceasedBorn: April 20, 1921
Died: February 23, 1995
Age at death: 73
as Wendy's Mother
DeceasedBorn: September 10, 1927
Died: February 6, 1994
Age at death: 66
as Police Sergeant
DeceasedBorn: July 25, 1930
Died: January 1, 2003
Age at death: 72
as Sergeant Louw
AliveBorn: November 18, 1948
Age: 77
England, UK
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