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.
Directed by Bille August
escape
prison cell
jail guard
south africa
apartheid
nelson mandela
xenophobia
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Joseph Fiennes
James Gregory
Dennis Haysbert
Nelson Mandela
Diane Kruger
Gloria Gregory
Norman Anstey
Jimmy Kruger
Terry Pheto
Zindzi Mandela
Mehboob Bawa
Ahmed Kathrada
Shakes Myeko
Andrew Mlangeni
Sizwe Msutu
Cyril Ramaphosa
Tyrone Keogh
Brent Gregory
Jessica Manuel
Natasha Gregory
Warrick Grier
Vann Niekerk
Jennifer Steyn
Joyce Barnard
Crew
Bille August
Director
Greg Latter
Screenplay
Dario Marianelli
Original Music Composer
Hervé Schneid
Editor
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Moonyeenn Lee
Casting
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
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12 reviews
Sean.CF
6.0★ · 05/03/25
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