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Friends

Three friends, Thoko, a Black teacher, Aninka, an Afrikaner, and another, share a house in Johannesburg, South Africa, navigating their lives amidst the backdrop of apartheid in the late 1980s.

In 1980s Johannesburg, South Africa, three friends from different backgrounds share a house, each coping with apartheid in their own way. Thoko, a Black teacher, uses non-violent passive resistance, while Aninka, an Afrikaner, escapes reality through archaeology. Sophie, a white militant, secretly plants bombs in public places. Despite their differing views, their lives are forever altered when one of Sophie's bombs has devastating consequences.

Info about Friends

Studio(s): Chrysalide Film

Originally Released: United States, May 26, 1993

Production Countries: France, South Africa, United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Romance