Place of Weeping
Place of Weeping ★★½ 1986 (PG)
Early entry in the antiapartheid sweepstakes (made in South Africa, no less). A South African woman opposes her nation's racist policies. A reporter supports her. 88m/C VHS . SA James Whylie, Geini Mhlophe; D: Darrell Roodt.
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