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 |
|---|---|
| Cry, the Beloved Country canonical | 5 |
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
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James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Vusi Kunene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.