Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Directed by

Justin Chadwick

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 581 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Nelson Mandela from his childhood through his years as an anti-apartheid activist, his long imprisonment, and his eventual rise to become South Africa's first black president. It shows the personal and political costs of his struggle for equality.

inspiringearnestemotionally chargedhistorically groundedsweepingrespectfulsobering

What happens

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a 2013 biographical film directed by Justin Chadwick from a script written by William Nicholson and starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris. The film is based on the 1994 autobiographical book Long Walk to Freedom by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Mandela's Gun (2015)
• Invictus (2009)
• Mandela (1996)
• 12 Years a Slave (2013)
• Selma (2014)
• The Butler (2013)
• Mandela (1987)
• Gandhi (1982)