Sarafina!
She was their teacher. They were her hope.
1992 • 117 min • Music · Drama · Family
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 61 Audience · 48 · 100%
Sarafina!, a South African schoolgirl, is inspired by her activist teacher to join the student resistance against apartheid. She and her classmates experience the harsh realities of oppression and fight for freedom through their voices and actions.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Depictions of police brutality
- Loss of loved ones
- Brief scenes of detention and torture
What it models well
- Courage and resilience
- Fighting for justice
- Importance of education
- Community and solidarity
Talk about it after
- The history of apartheid in South Africa
- The power of peaceful protest
- When it is right to stand up for what you believe in
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Top billed cast
Director: Darrell James Roodt • Crew: Mbongeni Ngema, William Nicholson
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.1/10 (48)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $8,606,242
- IMDb
- tt0105316
