John Thaw is a Actor British born on 3 january 1942
John Thaw
John Thaw participated to
14 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
1 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 2h37
Directed by Richard AttenboroughOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Films about racism,
Political filmsActors Denzel Washington,
Kevin Kline,
Penelope Wilton,
Kevin McNally,
Kate Hardie,
John ThawRoles Kruger
Rating73%
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.