Mandela biography filmography
Mandela biography filmography
Mandela biography filmography examples.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013 film by Justin Chadwick
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 PresidentNelson Mandela.[5]
Plot
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, which chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President of South Africa and working to improve the country once ravaged by Apartheid.[6]
Cast
Production
Producer Anant Singh started working on the project after interviewing Mandela while he was still imprisoned two decades prior.[7] Following the publication of Mandela's autobiography, Singh was granted the rights to the film adaptation, which was completed 16 years