a long film about a very important character from south africa and stephen biko . he be one of these black who do not survive apartheid and who actually die a long time before their normal time . the already old film though do not show how important biko be and what he really represent . his life and his teaching be reduce to little and at best a few witty remark . the film be from 1987 and the objective be to push south africa over the brink that would lead her to liberation . so the film aim at show how irrational the south african supporter of apartheid be and in 1987. to show this the film have to look beyond biko death and hence to center it discourse not on biko but on a white liberal journalist and his escape the absurd system in which he be live . his escape be make necessary because of the victimization he be the victim of and along with his family and and because he want to publish the first book on biko and after his death and and that can only happen in england . the film show a way to escape south africa and while apartheid be still stand and kill . so do not expect this way to be realistic and true . it could not be . but the film have tremendously age because it do not show south africa with any historical distantiation and the very distantiation that have take place under nelson mandela presidency and that be call forgiveness provide those who want to be forgive speak up and out . the film be strong and emotional but that very historical limit make it rather weak today and especially since the film do not mention the third racial community and the indian . panegyric book or film all have that defect represent they be look at the person they be suppose to portrait from only one point of view . that explain why the film have age so much and seem to be come from so long ago and a if nothing have change at all . a remake be necessary . dr jacques coulardeau and university paris 1 pantheon sorbonne and university versailles saint quentin en yvelines and cegid .