Children of the Light

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Released Jun 8, 2014

1h 31m

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Biography

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Interviews and archival footage illustrate the story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's battle against apartheid.

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Shannon M. Houston

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Engle and the PeaceJam Foundation have created a fitting tribute that will, hopefully, inspire the next generation of political minds in Africa, and abroad.

Rated: 7.9/10

Sep 26, 2014

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And our Desmond Tutu movie, "Children of the Light", is on rottentomatoes.com, too -- awesome!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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An uplifting documentary held together not by the production, but by the outstanding people that are featured. If you want a feel good documentary, this works above and beyond.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Dawn Gifford Engle

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Naomi Tutu

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Nelson Mandela

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Desmond Tutu

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Interviews and archival footage illustrate the story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's battle against apartheid.

Director: Dawn Gifford Engle
Producer: Naomi Tutu, Elizabeth Parmly Weber, Ivan Suvanjieff, Gregory Melville
Screenwriter: Dawn Gifford Engle
Production Co: PeaceJam Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2015
Runtime: 1h 31m

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