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Cry, the Beloved Country

A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.

South African church minister Steven Kumalo is summoned from his village to Johannesburg. There he finds that his son Absolom has been jailed in connection with a robbery in which a white man was killed. The father of the white man, James Jarvis, is a supporter of apartheid, the separation of the races which is the law of South Africa. When they encounter each other, both Kumalo and Jarvis come to unexpected realizations not only about their sons, but about the nature of their own humanity.

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Info about Cry, the Beloved Country

Studio(s): Alpine Pty Limited, Distant Horizon

Originally Released: United States, Dec 15, 1995

Production Countries: South Africa, United States

Box Office Gross: $676,525.00

Genres:Drama, Thriller