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Bopha!

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Micah Mangena (Danny Glover) is a black police officer in a small township in apartheid-era South Africa. Mangena is overseen by white officers, but he trains mostly black recruits. His devotion to his job arrives at a breaking point when his son, Zweli (Maynard Eziashi), gets involved with a local anti-apartheid group. Quickly, father and son find themselves on opposite sides of an increasingly dangerous conflict, made worse by the interference of South Africa's Special Branch.
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Leonard Klady Variety 03/26/2009
A handsomely crafted, potently played drama that brings the issue of apartheid down to a visceral human dimension. Go to Full Review Trevor Johnston Time Out 02/09/2006
Involving and complex ... Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 05/20/2003
A big, angry, extremely well-acted movie about the powder keg labeled South Africa. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine 10/16/2019
As a fact-based drama that incarnates the horror of South African civil strife, its intensity seems utterly appropriate. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/26/2005
2/5
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 02/27/2004
4/5
Inteligente e sensvel, Bopha traz uma performance marcante de Glover e dirigido com segurana por Morgan Freeman - que deveria trabalhar mais atrs das cmeras. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 02/21/2023 Powerful and beautifully acted. See more 06/16/2016 Love it Great movie See more 09/01/2013 some issues are worth fighting for. depending on where you live, that fight could mean life or death. See more 08/01/2011 A great story dealing with apartheid directed by Morgan Freeman. See more 12/12/2009 Not my pick, but not a bad movie. See more 08/18/2009 A powerful movie about apartied,South Africa. See more Read all reviews
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Morgan Freeman

Director

Danny Glover

Micah Mangena

Malcolm McDowell

De Villiers

Alfre Woodard

Rosie Mangena

Marius Weyers

Van Tonder

Maynard Eziashi

Zweli Mangena

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Synopsis Micah Mangena (Danny Glover) is a black police officer in a small township in apartheid-era South Africa. Mangena is overseen by white officers, but he trains mostly black recruits. His devotion to his job arrives at a breaking point when his son, Zweli (Maynard Eziashi), gets involved with a local anti-apartheid group. Quickly, father and son find themselves on opposite sides of an increasingly dangerous conflict, made worse by the interference of South Africa's Special Branch.
Director
Morgan Freeman
Producer
Lawrence Taubman
Screenwriter
Brian Bird, John Wierick
Production Co
Arsenio Hall Communications, Taubman Entertainment Group
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$180.0K
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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