Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2014 • 146 minutes
4.2
182 reviews
62%
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About this movie

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom spans Mandela's extraordinary life, from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa. It is the thrilling story of an ordinary man who rose to the challenge of his times and triumphed - an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon. 2013 Long Walk T0 Freedom (PTY) Ltd.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
182 reviews
Yannick Olivier Orounla
October 20, 2014
It's too much westernised, and it doesn't really tell Nelson Mandela's story. Someone else (an African) would have acted, Idris Elba doesn't look like Mandela, and his accent is totally fake.
3 people found this review helpful
tommy law
May 4, 2014
Amazing man.amazing movie we all know the story.Idris Elba does a fine job.step down lenny henry there's a new kid in town
Andriette Pienaar
November 7, 2014
Lovely man. More crime more deaths more breaking down country. Bin Laden is probably also a legend.
1 person found this review helpful