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Help me ID a movie I saw in high school

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AstroManLuca

AstroManLuca

Lifer
Here's what I remember about it:

- It follows the main character from childhood to adulthood.
- The main character is an Afrikaner living among mostly British people and of course they give him a hard time especially after some war breaks out. I don't remember if it was one of the Boer wars or if it was WWI.
- I'm pretty sure it takes place somewhere about 100 years ago based on the costumes
- The main character befriends an African man who organizes a kind of nonviolent resistance by teaching a bunch of other Africans a song that sounds good (they put on performances for Europeans living there) but whose lyrics make fun of the white people. He is executed when they find out what the song means.
- The main character also has a girlfriend who is killed accidentally during a skirmish in a building. Someone swings a club or baton at another guy, the guy ducks, and the club smacks the girl in the forehead really hard, killing her.

That's all I remember. Do your worst, ATOT.
 
The movie you're referring to is called "the power of one", it has Morgan Freeman in it. I personally liked the movie very much, kind of like the shawshank redemption. The soundtrack for that movie is really really excellent (by Hans Zimmer) and is also called "the power of one". I think the song you're referring to is called "concerto for the southland". :thumbsup:
 
Ah yes, I remember the title now, and yes, it did have boxing! I totally forgot about that whole part for some reason. But I don't think it had Morgan Freeman. I checked IMDb and he doesn't appear on the cast list. Are you thinking of Million Dollar Baby?

Also it looks like I reversed the guy's nationality. He was the English guy, and the ones picking on him were the Afrikaners.

The reason I remembered it is because I was listening to my music and "When The System Has Fallen" by Johnny Clegg and Savuka came on and that song has African lyrics in it.
 
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
Ah yes, I remember the title now, and yes, it did have boxing! I totally forgot about that whole part for some reason. But I don't think it had Morgan Freeman. I checked IMDb and he doesn't appear on the cast list. Are you thinking of Million Dollar Baby?

Also it looks like I reversed the guy's nationality. He was the English guy, and the ones picking on him were the Afrikaners.

The reason I remembered it is because I was listening to my music and "When The System Has Fallen" by Johnny Clegg and Savuka came on and that song has African lyrics in it.
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It does have Freeman in it, but you have to click on "more" in IMDB to see all the cast. For some reason they don't have Freeman listed in the small abbreviated cast.
 
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