Cry Freedom

Mwangi wrote the screenplay for Cry Freedom (1981) and later served as an assistant director on Out of Africa (1985) and White Mischief (1987).

…is portrayed in the film Cry Freedom (1987). Biko has also been commemorated in music, such as in British rocker Peter Gabriel’s song “Biko” (1980) and “Steve Biko” (1997) by Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician Beenie Man. In conjunction with the release of Cry

…Blue… (1986), and Richard Attenborough’s Cry Freedom (1987). Kline’s performance in the British-American heist comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988; with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis) netted him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.

For the film Cry Freedom (1987), he portrayed South African activist Stephen Biko, and he received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. Two years later he won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as a formerly enslaved man fighting in the Union army…