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  Richard Attenborough

  regizor

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  John Briley (I)

  scenarist

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  Denzel Washington

  Steve Biko
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  Kevin Kline

  Donald Woods
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  Kevin McNally

  Ken
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  Josette Simon

  Dr. Ramphele
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  Wabei Siyolwe

  Tenjy
• 
  John Matshikiza

  Mapetla

• 
  John Thaw

  Kruger
• 
  Timothy West

  Captain De Wet
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  Ian Richardson

  State Prosecutor
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  Paul Jerrico

  Sergeant Louw
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  Gerald Sim

  Police doctor
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  Garrick Hagon

  McElrea
• 
  Nick Tate

  Richie

• 
  Louis Mahoney

  Lesotho government official
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  Ian McNeice
• 
  Alec McCowen

  Acting High Commissioner
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  Julian Glover

  Don Card
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  Badi Uzzaman

  Mortician's assistant
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  David Henry

  Afrikaner farmer
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  Hepburn Graham

  Soga
• 
  Penelope Wilton

  Wendy Woods
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  Miles Anderson

  Lemick
• 
  Joseph Marcell

  Moses
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  Philip Bretherton

  Major Boshoff
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  Niven Boyd

  1st Roadblock policeman
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  Robert McNamara

  Security policeman
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  William Morgan Sheppard

  Poliţist
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  Michael Graham Cox

  3rd Passport Control officer
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  Zakes Mokae

  Father Kani
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  Judy Cornwell

  Receptionist
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  Kate Hardie

  Jane Woods
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  Shelley Borkum

  Woods' receptionist
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  James Coine

  Young boy
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  Albert Ndinda

  Alec
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  Evelyn Sithole

  Nurse at clinic
• 
  Xoliswa Sithole

  Nurse at clinic
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  Juanita Waterman

  Ntsiki Biko
• 
  Andrew Whaley

  Sub-Editor

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  Lesley Walker

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