She was their teacher. They were her hope.
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.
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as Sarafina
AliveBorn: March 30, 1970
Age: 56
KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal
as Mary Masembuko
AliveBorn: November 13, 1955
Age: 70
New York City, New York, USA
as School Principal
AliveBorn: November 30, 1943
Age: 82
New Brighton, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
as Angelina
DeceasedBorn: March 4, 1932
Died: November 10, 2008
Age at death: 76
as Sarafina's Grandmother
DeceasedBorn: September 14, 1939
Died: July 4, 2020
Age at death: 80
as Crocodile
AliveBorn: October 23, 1963
Age: 62
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
as Sabela
DeceasedBorn: May 10, 1955
Died: December 27, 2023
Age at death: 68
as Lieutenant Bloem
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Interrogator
AliveBorn: September 23, 1950
Age: 75
Johannesburg, South Africa
as Policeman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Soldier
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as Soldier
AliveBorn: October 5, 1955
Age: 70
Amathole District Municipality, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
as Mrs. Hendricks
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Victor Gumede
DeceasedBorn: November 5, 1938
Died: May 30, 2023
Age at death: 84
as Fire
AliveBorn: December 23, 1972
Age: 53
Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
as Guitar
AliveBirth date not on record.
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
as Stimela
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as Eddie
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as China
DeceasedDied: August 21, 2000
Birth date not on record.
as Sarafina's Uncle
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as Policeman
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as Moses
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as Preacher
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as Funeral Leader
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as Lindiwe
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as Thulani
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as Jabu
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as Nhanhla
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as Sarafina's Brother
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as Sarafina's Brother
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