This movie follows Nelson Mandela (Elba) from his tranquil childhood in the heart of rural South Africa through to the months just after his release from prison and his path to the abolition of the hated and cruel apartheid and the ultimate reunification of his deeply divided nation. As someone who was more familiar with the elder Mandela, who was already entrenched world-wide as a wise and determined freedom fighter, I found this story, based on his 1995 autobiography, really interesting, educational and very moving.
I am quite sure it is entirely unnecessary for me to fill you in on Nelson Mandela. If you don’t know who he is, go away and please never visit my blog again.
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