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Issue 58 / 2013
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MANDELA: LONG
WALK TO FREEDOM
We hoped it would never come, but decades later the time
is right to pay respects.
Anticipated by its creators for more than twenty
years, the 133 minute adaptation of the autobiography of the same name will shake tears out of
the hardiest boots. The film will not let you down
lightly, and rightly so, since the legend himself
was hardly ever given an easy ride of life. Fortunately, however, he would be happy to know
about the talent that came together to create this
work, including director Justin Chadwick (The
Other Boleyn Girl), producer Anant Singh (South
African anti-apartheid activist) and screenwriter
William Nicholson (Shadowlands). Thor god Idris
Elba and Skyfall's Naomie Harris take lead roles
as Mandela and Winnie, his first wife.
The film was removed from South African cinemas on the day of Mandela's death as a mark
of respect, but replaced again the day after. The
soundtrack will be as heart-warming as the potent depiction of the leader's strength and resilience. U2 have even written a song especially for
the film, entitled Ordinary Love.
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