A death in custody. A courtroom. The system on trial.
Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one of the most important leading men of the South African anti-apartheid movement, Steven Biko.
Acting
Albert Finney's controlled fury as Kentridge.
Writing
Dialogue pulled verbatim from actual inquest transcripts.
Director
Albert Finney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film uses actual inquest transcripts, making every evasion and contradiction verbatim history.
Biko's 1977 death made him global symbol; this 1984 film arrived as apartheid faced mounting international pressure.
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