Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013
7.1 / 10
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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... Nelson Mandela
... Winnie Madikizela
... Walter Sisulu
RM
Riaad Moosa... Ahmed Kathrada
... Govan Mbeki
... Chief Warder
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by DanDare
Mandela: Long walk to Freedom is a straightforward biography which condenses Nelson Mandela's life without too many metaphors which pervades biopics these days. However at times too much of Mandela's life seems to be rushed through and other associates in the ANC's struggle to end apartheid are sidelined or entirely absent. We first see Mandela as the young ambitious lawyer and a ladies man as well. Pretty soon he is married with children and involved heavily with the African National Congress. He divorces his first wife and then we switch to Mandela in his 40s when he meets Winnie who he married. Mandela is then arrested for terrorism and imprisoned in Robben island. It is only during imprisonment we see the divergence in Nelson and and Winnie's life. Because of her mistreatment by the police Winnie becomes more extreme in her struggle and resorts to violent means to end apartheid. The older Mandela is in secret talks with the government and opts for a peaceful way to unite South Africa. Idris Elba relishes the opportunity to play the great man. He gets the voice right but I thought he was far more comfortable as the older Nelson Mandela. Naomi Harris also comes across better as the older and more bitter Winnie Mandela. If you want to know more about Nelson Mandela then this is the film for you.
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Release Date:
Nov 28, 2013 (France,South Africa,United Kingdom,United States)
Run Time:
2hr 21`
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
France,South Africa,United Kingdom,United States
Status:
Released
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Mandela: Long walk to Freedom is a straightforward biography which condenses Nelson Mandela's life without too many metaphors which pervades biopics these days. However at times too much of Mandela's life seems to be rushed through and other associates in the ANC's struggle to end apartheid are sidelined or entirely absent. We first see Mandela as the young ambitious lawyer and a ladies man as well. Pretty soon he is married with children and involved heavily with the African National Congress. He divorces his first wife and then we switch to Mandela in his 40s when he meets Winnie who he married. Mandela is then arrested for terrorism and imprisoned in Robben island. It is only during imprisonment we see the divergence in Nelson and and Winnie's life. Because of her mistreatment by the police Winnie becomes more extreme in her struggle and resorts to violent means to end apartheid. The older Mandela is in secret talks with the government and opts for a peaceful way to unite South Africa. Idris Elba relishes the opportunity to play the great man. He gets the voice right but I thought he was far more comfortable as the older Nelson Mandela. Naomi Harris also comes across better as the older and more bitter Winnie Mandela. If you want to know more about Nelson Mandela then this is the film for you.
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Nelson Mandela
... Winnie Madikizela
... Walter Sisulu
RM
Riaad Moosa... Ahmed Kathrada
... Govan Mbeki
... Chief Warder
... James Gregory
... Zindzi Mandela
TP
Terry Pheto... Evelyn Mase
... Kobie Coetzee
... Elias Motsoaledi
ZM
Zolani Mkiva... Raymond Mhlaba
... Andrew Miageni
DB
David Butler... Colonel Badenhorst
... President de Klerk
... Nelson Mandela 16-23
... Policeman on Train
... Nosekeni
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