bill a the story of steve biko play excellently by denzel washington and a you would expect this be actually more the story of donald wood and play by kevin kline . this be undoubtedly the making of kline a a serious actor and and he be surprisingly good in the role . attenborough give this the sort of direction you would expect and and the often spectacular scene of the mass be those of the sort that only he can get across . the remainder of the cast be competent enough and do a good job and in what end up a an ultimately sad tale of a south africa that be still nowhere near the distant past .