Cry freedom is a British film produced and directed by Richard
Attenborough, written by John Briley and released in 1987.
The film treated the problem of Apartheid in South Africa, where black
people were discriminated for their color and separated from the white people
in so many public places. They were having no human rights and also some of
them were banned by the South African government, as the case of Steve Biko in the
film who wasn’t permitted to live his defined banning area at King William’s
Town.
After knowing the truth about Apartheid, Donald Woods (a South African journalist
and anti-apartheid activist) started to work against the Apartheid problem in partnership
with Steve Biko (an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa). Donald Woods
tried to show the truth about the death of Biko to people for that but he was banned
by the South African authorities. Although the fact of been banned he didn’t
stop fighting and showing the corrupt and the racism of the South African
authorities.
For me, a human being should not give up on defending his rights of living
in peace and democracy, no matter what the price he will pay for.
