Cry, the Beloved Country
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  • Starring: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris
  • Summary: In a land torn by hatred and injustice, two fathers -- one a man of peace, the other a man of power and privilege -- whose lives seem destined for a violent collision. But instead, in the wake of a tragic killing, these extraordinary men form an unlikely union and together find the kind of understanding that could heal a nation. (BV Entertainment)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Stack
    100
    Not every moment of the film is as potent as the book (which is noted for passages of passion and impassioned eloquence), but Cry, the Beloved Country overcomes its own limitations to become a glorious tribute to the workings of a faith that does not blind but opens up the human spirit.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Howe
    80
    Alan Paton's haunting novel is brought rather splendidly to life in this moving production.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    80
    Because movies have become so invested in the unleashing of violent emotion and the escalation of hostility, that expressions of restraint, reconciliation and forgiveness can easily be read as corny cop-outs. Cry, the Beloved Country is not corny, and it doesn't cop out.
  4. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    50
    There isn't much to hold onto with this movie. If anything, Cry trivializes the plight of the South Africans in its breezy treatment of apartheid.

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  1. TheWalrus2000
    7
    May not be near as good as the book, however, the images of South Africa and emotionality still stick.

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