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Cry Freedom film review

1. Who was your favorite character from the film? Why?
I really liked Donal Woods in this film. He was not a revolutionary or the most objective journalist, but you can see how he grows as a person and decides to make his part in the struggle. I think it was really good from his part to go see Biko and his part of the story, and not sending one of his workers for it. Also, how their relationship is developed, from having different ideas to close friends, is amazing. In the second half of the movie, after Steve Biko was killed, we can see how he wants to contribute to his friend by making his ideas into a book so more people can undestand his side of the story.  
For a close second, I must say Charlie, the dog. He was just cute. 
2. What was your favorite scene from the film? Why?
I must say that I really enjoyed the scene in the court, when Biko talked about black and white poeple, how whites have always made the greatest discoveries and inventions, and that makes black people feel inferior. He sais that he wants to change that and show that they are not bad, that they can grow and do well, and that your skin color should not define you. He really closes the mouths of the judges. 
3. How does the film differ from the other films? Use the article from The Guardian to help you
Cry Freedom shows an alternative way to fight the apartheid regime. Steve Biko's was a more intellectual struggle, trying to change people's perceptions and not finishing it violently. Staying away of the ANC and showing other movements like Black People's Convention is a great way to show how deep this change really needed to be, because everybody wanted to end apartheid their way and not only by the use of weapons.
For me, this was the best movie in the course so far, mainly cause of this different view and the character development.

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