Characters & Themes
Friends (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1993 · 109 mins · English
- Directed by
- Elaine Proctor
- Starring
- Kerry Fox, Marius Weyers, Tertius Meintjes, Carel Trichardt, Dolly Rathebe, Washington Xisolo
Set in South Africa as apartheid begins to unravel, the film follows three close friends—Sophie, of English descent; Aninka, an Afrikaner; and Thoko, a black South African—showing the personal impact of the country's shifting political landscape through their intertwined lives.
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