Mandela Long Walk To Freedom
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM celebrates Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his election as President of South Africa. It explores the Mandela unknown to most of the world - the lover of fancy cars, a ladies’ man, the boxing enthusiast and playboy, the skillful lawyer and freedom fighter. The film is an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon.
Director:
Justin Chadwick
Cast:
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto
Screenplay:
William Nicholson
Screening Date:
Nov 23, 2013
Running Time:
2hr21
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75.0% | 18.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
“Oscar nominations!”
“Brilliant and important. From Noble Prize to Academy award. I hope Nelson Mandela gets to see this!”
“What a great human being and he wrote a beautiful portrait of himself.”
“Yes, sixteen years in the making, but that was time well spent. This is brilliant filmmaking.”
“Finally a movie worth seeing. Excellent! A reminder of the spectacular transformation of South Africa.”
“Too compressed. South Africa and the USA very much the same.”
“Highest praise I can give is this, even at 2 and a half hours I wouldn’t have minded more.”
“As good a bio-pic as one could hope for, perhaps for what it didn’t do – it never got preachy or maudlin or grandiose. Bravo.”
“A good job compressing the history – the story of Mandela. An important film. Young people who did not live during this time need to see this film and understand this epic, like GHANDI.”
“This was good.”
“Idris Elba as Mandela was incredible! He could have a duel with James Earl Jones for the voice of God.”
“Made me want to know more about the history. Beautifully done.”
“Well played, moving. Compressed a lot of history into 2 plus hours and did so coherently. Excellent, really!”
“Oscar nominee for sure! Portrayal of Mandela was superb!”
“A film of great magnitude and relevance.”
“Outstanding biography!”
“I was disappointed that Mandela’s educational background was not mentioned.”
“Oscar nominee for sure! Profoundly moving, informative and important. I will not forget the superb performances and great lines of Nelson Mandela’s speeches and all the choices he made. What a brave man!”
“Yes it skimmed decades, but that was great skimming.”
“Wonderful film. More like this please.”
“What an extraordinary film. Idris Elba was so sympathetic and charismatic. A lot glossed over but gave a real sense of Mandela the man and his impact in South Africa. So surprising to know about Winnie Mandela’s time in prison and her extreme punishment, also his daughters who are rarely spoken about.”
“How come Idris Elba aged in the film but Niomi Harris looked the same?”
“Just a touch too long! Seemed as if there were 3 endings! Compelling and powerful - such a huge task to include a long period of history. Remarkably well done to include the personal tolls.”
“It is always difficult to have a film regarding a political figure that can effectively present the complexities of history with the complexities of the human emotions that made these people who they are.”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
"Nelson Mandela Reacts to Idris Elba's Portrayal" in a positive way! Read more about the family's reaction to the film.
http://variety.com/2013/scene/news/nelson-mandela-reacts-to-idris-elbas-...
U2 just released their first song in four years for this movie! Listen to it here:
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78280177/
Many of our viewers knew the story of Mandela, but not Winnie. Read more about her life here:
http://www.biography.com/people/winnie-mandela-9397037
If you're wondering how to share this experience with others, here's the information!
Go to the website (http://mandelafilm.com/) and click on the top right hand side – “Group Tickets Info”, which gives specific information about dates you can host a group sales screening, and has a form to fill out with your info. In addition, you can contact Sarah Newman (contact info below) and she can help you directly.
Sarah Newman
sarahanewman@yahoo.com
415.531.6426
