Grido di libertà was released in the year 1987。Grido di libertà is also called as Cry Freedom, Rop på frihet, Wolaj o wolnosc, Um Grito de Liberdade, Schrei nach Freiheit, Huuto vapaudelle, Grita libertad, Cry Freedom - Le cri de la liberté, Cri de la liberté。

Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his views. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country.

Grido di libertà actors and actresses include Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton。