Mandela and de Klerk (1997)

Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows the real-life negotiations between Nelson Mandela and South African president F.W. de Klerk to end apartheid. It focuses on their tense meetings and political struggle.

serioushistorictensedignifiedrestrainededucationalearnest

What happens

Mandela and de Klerk is a 1997 made-for-television drama film written by Richard Wesley and directed by Joseph Sargent. The film stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine. The film documents the negotiations between F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela to end South African apartheid, and was nominated for numerous awards in 1997 and 1998. It originally premiered on Showtime on February 16, 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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