In Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington portrays Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist. The film primarily focuses on ...

In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.

Attenborough's portrait of the friendship between white South African journalist Donald Woods and black activist Stephen Biko, who eventually became a martyr for their cause.