She was their teacher. They were her hope.
The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
The Substitute
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.9
The Color of Friendship
TV Movie, Family, Drama
6.7
Ruthless People
Comedy
6.6
Boys on the Side
Comedy, Drama
6.3
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
Drama, Music
6.7
Cooley High
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.8
Save the Last Dance
Drama, Family, Romance, Music
6.5
Ready or Not
Horror, Comedy, Action, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Us
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Dracula 2000
Thriller, Horror, Action, Fantasy
5.2
Avengers: Endgame
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
8.2
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
Suicide Squad
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
5.9
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
7.0
The Kid Detective
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
6.6
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
8.2
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Drama, Romance
7.4
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Drama, Comedy
6.3
Titanic: The Musical
History, Music
7.4
Turn It Up
Action, Crime, Drama
4.7
Beauty and the Beast
Romance, Family, Animation, Fantasy
7.7
Swing!
Drama
5.0
Before We Vanish
Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
6.5
Man to Man
Drama
6.2
Bajre Da Sitta
Drama
6.5
The Crucible
TV Movie, Drama
1.0
Macbeth
Drama, War, Thriller
10.0
Dongeng Sang Kancil
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
7.6
Hello Again
Music, Drama, Romance
5.9
Curious George
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
6.5
Almeida On Screen: Spring Awakening
Music, Drama
0.0
Trenck, der Pandur
Drama, History, Comedy
5.2
The Wild
Family, Animation
5.5
Gorillas in the Mist
Drama, History
7.0
The Little Mermaid
Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.3
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Music, Documentary
6.3