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Justin ChadwickDrehbuch:
William NicholsonKamera:
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Alex HeffesBesetzung:
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena, Deon Lotz, Terry Pheto, Gys de Villiers, Robert Hobbs, Carl Beukes, Jason Cope, Warrick Grier (mehr)Streaming (3)
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Bildgewaltig wird die zutiefst persönliche Geschichte eines Mannes porträtiert, der sich konsequent allen Widerständen entgegen stellt, um für ein besseres Leben in seinem Heimatland zu kämpfen. Noch während seiner 27-jährigen Haftstrafe auf der berüchtigten Gefängnisinsel Robben Island stieg Nelson Mandela zum charismatischen Führer der Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung auf und zum weltweiten Symbol für friedlichen Widerstand. MANDELA - DER LANGE WEG ZUR FREIHEIT beschreibt die Entstehung einer modernen Ikone, die die Aufhebung der Rassentrennung und damit eine langersehnte politische Wende in Südafrika herbeiführte und ist gleichzeitig eine Liebeserklärung an einen Menschen, der durch seinen unermüdlichen Kampf für Freiheit, Gleichheit und Unabhängigkeit die ganze Welt verändert hat. (Senator Film Verleih)
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It’s hard to say anything bad about this movie. Nelson Mandela’s life story is definitely worth telling. And it even seems that Idris Elba must have been born for this role. What’s worse, however, are some opinions that Nelson publicly espoused and that some people might have a problem with. Same as when Masaryk didn’t ask the Germans in the border regions and simply decided the borders of Czechoslovakia, or when Havel became the first president of the Czech Republic and everybody was criticizing him for being too humane. Nelson also had good intentions for South Africa and he went through personal hell in order to make it possible for a country he dreamed of to be established. But it’s true what they say that the power of a country lives and dies with the ruler. I mean there is something nice about all this, but I do believe that a lot of people from over there would think differently. What I’ve been told by a friend who lived there for half a year and who got into a couple of bad situations makes me think about whether the way the country works today is exactly what Nelson was really fighting for or whether things were a bit different…
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A standard and solidly executed biography of a prominent figure, who some may stop confusing with Morgan Freeman because of this film. Idris Elba delivers a standout performance, yet I can't help but feel that the film is executed rather conventionally, lacking anything particularly distinctive. It has a strong story, one that is just as impactful without this particular film adaptation.
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