Goodbye Bafana (2007)

140 min · Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, historical film, prison film

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Directors

Bille August

Cast

Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana

The story

The young revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela is arrested, and it is the task of censor and prison guard James Gregory to watch him. He has long since moved to South Africa with the family for his work in the prison of Robben Island, and slowly he clashes with the politics and racist culture of his countrymen.

Catalogue themes and tags

20th Century, Apartheid, Ausländerfeindlichkeit, Flucht aus dem Gefängnis, Jail Guard, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Zelle

Genres

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, historical film, prison film

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