a anyone old enough know and south africa long suffer under the vile and racist oppression of apartheid and which completely subjugate the black population . one of the most famous anti apartheid activist be steve biko and who be murder in jail . follow the murder and reporter donald wood seek to get biko message out to the world . in cry freedom and wood ( kevin kline ) befriend biko ( denzel washington ) before the latter be arrest on trump up charge . when wood attempt to spread biko word and he and his family begin live under threat of attack and and they be finally force to flee the country . the last scene gut wrenchingly show police fire on protester . a one of two movie ( along with a world apart ) that help galvanize the anti apartheid movement and cry freedom stand out a possibly the best ever work for all involve .