Cry, the Beloved Country
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Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cry, the Beloved Country canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cry, the Beloved Country Context triple: [Anant Singh, notableWork, Cry, the Beloved Country]
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A.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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B.
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa is a 1935 nonfiction book by Ernest Hemingway that recounts his month-long safari in East Africa through a blend of travel narrative, hunting chronicle, and literary reflection.
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C.
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift is a British television crime drama episode that serves as the first case in the long-running Midsomer Murders series, introducing DCI Tom Barnaby and the sinister goings-on in the fictional English county of Midsomer.
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D.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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E.
O Olho de Hertzog
O Olho de Hertzog is a novel by Portuguese writer Orlando da Costa, known for its exploration of colonialism, identity, and political tension in a Lusophone African context.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cry, the Beloved Country Target entity description: Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
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A.
Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North is a landmark 1966 novel by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih that explores themes of colonialism, identity, and cultural conflict between Europe and Africa.
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B.
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa is a 1935 nonfiction book by Ernest Hemingway that recounts his month-long safari in East Africa through a blend of travel narrative, hunting chronicle, and literary reflection.
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C.
The Killings at Badger's Drift
The Killings at Badger's Drift is a British television crime drama episode that serves as the first case in the long-running Midsomer Murders series, introducing DCI Tom Barnaby and the sinister goings-on in the fictional English county of Midsomer.
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D.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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E.
O Olho de Hertzog
O Olho de Hertzog is a novel by Portuguese writer Orlando da Costa, known for its exploration of colonialism, identity, and political tension in a Lusophone African context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Cry, the Beloved Country (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateAdaptationOf | South African classic novel ⓘ |
| authorOfOriginalWork | Alan Paton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cry, the Beloved Country (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Absalom Kumalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ John Kumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Kumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Gilpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
South Africa
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Darrell Roodt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Clare Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores | effects of apartheid on individuals and families ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Cry, the Beloved Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
forgiveness
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a black priest and a white landowner ⓘ |
| portrays |
racial segregation in South Africa
ⓘ
urban–rural divide in South Africa ⓘ |
| producer |
Anant Singh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David M. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 106 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ronald Harwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles S. Dutton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Vusi Kunene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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