A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Donald Woods
Steve Biko
Wendy Woods
Jane Woods
Mapetla
Father Kani
Kruger
Ken
Bruce
Ntsiki Biko
Don Card
Dr Ramphele
Capt. De Wet
Lemick
State Prosecutor
Policeman Nel
Police Doctor
Guard
Guard
Police Sergeant
Mortician
Girl at Funeral
Major Boshoff
Acting High Comissioner
Moses
Receptionist
Wendy's Father
Wendy's Mother
Police Sergeant
Sergeant Louw
Pilot
Sub-Editor
Woods' Receptionist
Alec
Nurse at Clinic
Nurse at Clinic
Young Boy
Tenjy
2nd Roadblock Policeman
3rd Passport Control Officer
Soga
Dillon Woods
Evalina
Peter Jones
McElrea
Duncan Woods
Gavin Woods
Meg Woods
Shebeen Queen
Shebeen Queen's Niece
Aunt
Nephew
Father
Mother
Brother-in-Law
Niece
Speaker
Informer
Policeman
Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)
Dilima
Lemick's Assistant
1st Rugby Player
2nd Rugby Player
2nd Security Guard
Samora Biko
Nkosinathi Biko
Nel's Partner
Young Secretary
1st Roadblock Policeman
3rd Roadblock Policeman
Nationalist Party Delegate
Mortician
Speaker at Funeral
Biko's Brother
Helen Suzman
Girl at Funeral
Beukes
Security Policeman
Security Policeman
Black Security Policeman
Afrikaner Farmer
Judge Boshoff
Jason
Magistrate Prins
1st Prisoner
2nd Prisoner
Tami
1st Passport Control Officer
2nd Passport Control Officer
White Frontier Policeman
Black Frontier Policeman
Lesotho Passport Officer
Lesotho Businessman
Lesotho Goverment Official
4th Passport Control Officer
Young Lesotho Official
Acting High Commissioner's Wife
Screenplay
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Editor
Director
Novel
Publicist
Production Design
Hairstylist
Co-Producer
Costume Design
Supervising Art Director
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Sound
Dialogue Editor
Hairstylist
Sound
Co-Producer
Set Decoration
Makeup Supervisor
Sound
Executive Producer
Special Effects
Casting
Special Effects Supervisor
Special Effects
Makeup Artist
Dialogue Editor
Special Effects
Production Manager
Special Effects
Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Director