The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Joseph FiennesJames Gregory
- Dennis HaysbertNelson Mandela
- Diane KrugerGloria Gregory
- Shiloh HendersonBrett Gregory
- Patrick LysterMajor Pieter Jordaan
- Norman AnsteyJimmy Kruger
- Terry PhetoZindzi Mandela
- Zikhona MdaZenani Mandela
- Leslie MongeziWalter Sisulu
- Faith NdukwanaWinnie Mandela
Crew
- Bille AugustDirector
- Greg LatterScreenplay
- Bob GrahamNovel
- James GregoryNovel
- Robert FraisseDirector of Photography
- Dario MarianelliOriginal Music Composer
- Hervé SchneidEditor
- Ilann GirardProducer
- Andro SteinbornProducer
- Jean-Luc Van DammeProducer
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