Matthew Brown
Yes, The Color of Friendship is based on a true story. The film is inspired by the real-life friendship between two girls: Mahree Bok, a white South African and Piper Dellums, a black American. Their story was featured in the book “Noughts & Crosses” by Malorie Blackman. The events take place during the Apartheid era in South Africa and the racial tensions that it wrought both abroad and within the US government.
What is the true story behind the movie The Color of Friendship (2000)?
The Color of Friendship is a Disney Channel original movie that was released in 2000. The movie is based on a true story of an exchange program that took place in the late 1970s between two families: one from the US and the other from South Africa.
The American family, the McCartneys, was a white family from California. The South African family, the Khumalos, was a black family from Johannesburg. The McCartneys agreed to host the Khumalos’ teenage daughter, Mahree, as part of the exchange program.
However, when Mahree arrived, the McCartneys were surprised to find that she was white. Mahree’s family had told her that the McCartneys were a white family, and she had assumed that they were also white. The McCartneys had never met black people before and were initially uncomfortable with Mahree’s presence.
As the movie progresses, both Mahree and the McCartneys learn to overcome their cultural differences and form a strong bond. The movie highlights the issues of racism and segregation in South Africa during the apartheid era.
The movie received critical acclaim for its message of accepting others regardless of their skin color and for portraying the harsh realities of apartheid in South Africa.