The film is also set to be incorporated into the curriculum of American schools. The movie is a film adaptation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom and was fully financed and shot in South Africa. The R350 million project chronicles Mandela’s life from his childhood through to his inauguration as South Africa’s first democratically elected president. The movie’s world premiere was held at the Zone in Rosebank on Sunday night. The all star local and international cast includes Naomie Harris, Idris Elba, Terry Pheto, Riaad Moosa, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Fana Mokoena, Tony Kgoroge and Deon Lotz. Elba and Harris, who have leading roles in the movie, are due to join Madiba’s daughters Zindzi and Zenani at Thursday’s screening. Obama and his family visited Robben Island while in the country in June to pay tribute to the global icon.
The movie’s producers are also working with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to incorporate the film into an educational curriculum for US high schools using materials from the foundation to help teach the lessons of Mandela’s life.
Elba, who plays Mandela in the movie, says one of the many things he has learnt from the global icon is patience. He says playing the role of such an influential man has served as motivation for him to change his own life. “Patience was something he grasped very well. He could also look at a problem aside from himself which also made him very gracious, so these are two things I try my best to do now because I am very grumpy and ungracious.” Political stalwarts have hailed the film as the most accurate depiction of the global icon and his family. Political heavyweight Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said the film’s adaptation of the Mandela family hit the nail on the head. “I have no words to describe the translation of that painful past.” Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who was imprisoned with Mandela, said he’s thrilled by the film. Cast members said the film aims to give a more personal side to the global icon and his family. Director Justin Chadwick said there’s much more to the film than the audience may anticipate. “I just hope people will discover another side and an understanding not just of one man, but of all the men and women who were part of the movement and struggle.” The film is due for release in South Africa on the 28 November before hitting the international cinema circuit.
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