• Director(s)

    Zoltan Korda

  • Production Year

    1951

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson

Film

Cry, The Beloved Country

racism theme, mild violence, language, sex references

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY is a drama, from 1951, in which a minister travels to Johannesburg during the early days of apartheid, to search for his son. …

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY is a drama, from 1951, in which a minister travels to Johannesburg during the early days of apartheid, to search for his son.

violence
A man is shot dead and another character hit and there are verbal references to murder.
language
Use of mild and very mild bad language occurs ('bastard', 'damn' and 'God').
sex
There are mild and undetailed references to a woman having 'loose morals' and working as a prostitute.
discrimination
The film is set and made during the beginnings of the apartheid era in South Africa and characters display racist behaviour and there are references to racism and growing segregation. Black characters are called 'natives'. Racism is clearly condemned by the film as a whole.
additional issues
Parents express grief for their children. Characters smoke cigarettes.

  • Director(s)

    Zoltan Korda

  • Production Year

    1951

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson

Classified Date:
17/10/1951
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Lion Film Corp Ltd
racism theme, mild violence, language, sex references
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
A man is shot dead and another character hit and there are verbal references to murder.
language
Use of mild and very mild bad language occurs ('bastard', 'damn' and 'God').
sex
There are mild and undetailed references to a woman having 'loose morals' and working as a prostitute.
discrimination
The film is set and made during the beginnings of the apartheid era in South Africa and characters display racist behaviour and there are references to racism and growing segregation. Black characters are called 'natives'. Racism is clearly condemned by the film as a whole.
additional issues
Parents express grief for their children. Characters smoke cigarettes.
Contains mild violence, language, sex references, and smoking scene
Classified Date:
22/01/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
18/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lumiere Pictures
Classified Date:
12/03/1992
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    13/06/2023

  • Language

    English