- Banned in China: Notably averted; despite the apartheid regime still being in place when the movie was released, South African authorities allowed the movie to be screened with no censorship.
- California Doubling: The movie was filmed in Zimbabwe, rather than South Africa, due to the political unrest there at the time.
- Fake Nationality: Americans Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline playing South Africans Biko and Woods.
- Real-Life Relative: Gerald Sim (police doctor) was the brother-in-law of Richard Attenborough.
- Star-Making Role: This film gave Denzel Washington's career (which at that point had been limited to St. Elsewhere) a considerable boost, earning him his first Academy Award nomination.
- What Could Have Been: Harrison Ford turned down the role of Donald Woods.
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