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Poster for Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me (2013)

★ 6.4/10 85 min Documentary Germany, South Africa English
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Description

Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South Africans like Charity Kondile, who refuses to forgive her son's apartheid operative murderer. Through these interviews, completed in the last months of Mandela's life, Matabane interrogates for himself the meaning of freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness. By doing so he challenges Mandela's enduring impact in today's world of conflict and inequality. Thought-provoking and reflective, Mandela, the Myth and Me is a moving film which frames Mandela from a fresh, deeply personal perspective. (Storyville)

Top Cast

Khalo Matabane Self
Greg Marinovich Self
Zubeida Jaffer Self
Ronnie Kasrils Self
Tenzin Gyatso
Tenzin Gyatso Self
Binyavanga Wainaina Self
Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman Self
Colin Powell
Colin Powell Self

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