Darrell RoodtCast
Whoopi Goldberg Leleti Khumalo Miriam Makeba John Kani Dumisani Dlamini Mbongeni Ngema
Credits
Written by: Mbongeni Ngema
Plot
In Soweto in 1976, a student and her teacher, played by Whoopi Goldberg, stand against apartheid, in an energetic musical drama about the student uprising.
Sinekatalog’s take
An energetic and moving anti-apartheid musical.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (2,476 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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