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.
Boys on the Side
Comedy, Drama
6.4
Save the Last Dance
Drama, Family, Romance, Music
6.5
The Color of Friendship
Family, Drama, TV Movie
6.7
Ruthless People
Comedy
6.6
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
Drama, Music
6.7
Cooley High
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.8
Ghost
Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
7.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Baby Driver
Action, Crime
7.4
Blade Runner 2049
Science Fiction, Drama
7.6
Zootopia
Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
7.8
Arrival
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
7.6
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
Poor Things
Science Fiction, Romance, Comedy
7.7
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Comedy, Drama
8.0
Your Name.
Animation, Romance, Drama
8.5
The Wolf of Wall Street
Crime, Drama, Comedy
8.0
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
8.4
Black Swan
Drama, Thriller, Horror
7.7
Whiplash
Drama, Music
8.4
La Vie en Rose
Music, Drama
7.4
Curse of the Golden Flower
Action, Drama, Fantasy
6.8
The Last King of Scotland
Drama
7.4
Keep Your Seats, Please
Drama, Music
6.4
Totally Crazy
Music
0.0
The Eleventh Commandment
Drama
0.0
Top Hat
Music, Comedy, Romance
7.3
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Drama, Music
7.1
A Star Is Born
Drama, Music, Romance
7.1
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Animation, Comedy, Family
6.8
Hairspray
Comedy, Romance, Drama
6.7
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Drama, History
6.0
42nd Street
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.9
Gucha!
Comedy, Drama
7.0
Light of Day
Music, Drama
5.5
Feel the Motion
Comedy, Music
2.7
The Cotton Club
Crime, Drama
6.5
Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
Music
9.0
The Small White Mouse
Music, Comedy, Romance
6.5
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Drama, Comedy
7.3