Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton's classic novel about two fathers coming to terms with personal loss and the emotional scars inflicted on South Africa during the era of apartheid was brought to the screen for a second time with this adaptation, the first major film produced in South Africa after Nelson Mandela's ...more

Moving performances by James Earl Jones and Richard Harris highlight this tale of racial discord in South Africa in 1946. The plot centers on two men -- James Jarvis (Harris), a wealthy white landowner, and Stephen Kumalo (Jones), a humble black minister -- who cross the separatist divide to confront each other after fear and mistrust cause Kumalo's son to kill Jarvis' son. Although the plot resorts to contrivances to help drive the action, the film delivers a message of hope as relevant today ...more