The film was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . Whoopi Goldberg mentioned on '' The Daily Show '' with Trevor Noah ( who said the movie was a hit in South Africa ) , that the LA riots due to Rodney King happened at the same time that '' Sarafina ! '' was released which resulted in the movie not being so well known in the US
1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Sarafina! (film)