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
Save the Last Dance
Drama, Family, Romance, Music
6.5
Ruthless People
Comedy
6.6
Boys on the Side
Comedy, Drama
6.3
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
Drama, Music
6.7
Ghost
Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
7.2
Ready or Not
Horror, Comedy
7.0
The Handmaiden
Thriller, Drama, Romance
8.2
Cinderella
Romance, Fantasy, Family, Drama
6.8
The Lion King
Adventure, Drama, Family, Animation
7.1
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
7.6
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Avatar: The Way of Water
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
7.6
Hacksaw Ridge
Drama, History, War
8.2
Fargo
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.9
The Avengers
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
7.7
Meet Joe Black
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
7.3
They Live
Science Fiction, Action
7.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
8.3
Northern Lights
Drama, TV Movie
6.0
Om Shanti Om
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
7.1
Meet the Feebles
Comedy, Music
6.3
Marie Antoinette Musical on Naver Beyond Live
Music
2.0
Upanga Kingdom
Adventure, Drama, Action
0.0
Black Velvet Band
Drama, TV Movie, Western
7.0
Rangga & Cinta
Drama, Music, Romance
0.0
Bugsy Malone
Drama, Action, Comedy, Music, Family
6.6
Fanaa
Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
6.7
Torch Song Trilogy
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.3
The Lion King
Family, Animation, Drama
8.3
The History Boys
Drama
6.6
Hamlet Goes Business
Comedy, Drama
6.6
Nuori luotsi
Drama
0.0
Liberty's Secret
Comedy, Romance, Music
5.1
Gandhi
Drama, History
7.6
Aladdin
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
7.7
Moulin Rouge!
Drama, Romance, Music
7.5
The Color Purple
Drama, History
7.8
A Man for All Seasons
Drama, History
7.3