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2hr 21m

Synopsis

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

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  • Nov 11, 2022

    Elba is given some room to flex and it's not the worst-looking movie I've ever seen but I'm not sure they could have made a safer, more conventional version of this even if they tried... Like Bono did the credits song.

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    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Mar 6, 2014

    ”No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin. People learn to hate. They can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart.” Can you make an engaging biopic about someone who spent all his life fighting injustice and racism…

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    Dragonknight
    Dragonknight
    May 10, 2014

    The real story of Nelson Mandela incredible and uplifting. Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom tries for those adjectives but does not reach them. Idris Elba and Naomi Harris play Nelson and Winnie Mandela in this movie. I liked both of their performances....although I was…

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    Jan 29, 2014

    "It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." This is an ambitious film because it centers on an inspiring figure who made history by overcoming hate and uniting the South African nation. The only problem is that the story of Nelson Mandela is just too long to try to…

    33 Likes
    Esteban Gonzalez
    Esteban Gonzalez
    May 31, 2023

    every time i thought it was about to end it just kept going 😭😭

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    abbigail
    abbigail
    Nov 14, 2020

    So I only scored Invictus (2009) 1 and a half stars and it seemed like a better production with more emotion and a larger budget largely because I didn't find it very entertaining on a personal level. While the story of Nelson Mandela was told more completely here, I found…

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    Oct 30, 2023

    Stringer bell

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    ScottD
    ScottD
    Jan 29, 2014

    Best movie about Mandela, period. Justin Chadwick tells the chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Numerous actors has portrayed the…

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    Michael Vazquez
    Michael Vazquez
    Jan 9, 2014

    Although it runs at 141 minutes, this film is far too short. It was always going to be too short, no matter what. The life of Nelson Mandela can never confined into a single feature film. Well, I guess it technically can, because it has been with Mandela: Long Walk To…

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    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

    Ein wirklich eindrucksvolles Biopic von Nelson Mandela. Ein Leben für den Kampf der Gerechtigkeit. Eine gute schauspielerische Leistung und ein Film zum Nachdenken.

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    A fascinating movie about Nelson Mandela and the struggles of the South African change.

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    I like the dude playing Mandela

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Nov 26, 2013

Provides a different take on its subject than many of us are accustomed to: Nelson Mandela is no Martin Luther King Jr., and he was far more radical than even Malcolm X. If you’re under the impression that his ideas got him imprisoned for 25 years, think again: It was his bombs.

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Metacritic review by Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
40
Nov 26, 2013

As a lesson in how not to make a historical biopic, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom proves remarkably complete: It’s a dull, glossy, uncomplicated portrait of a man whose personal and political legacy is marked by serene idealism and shrewd calculation.

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Metacritic review by Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
The Dissolve
80
Nov 26, 2013

With the magnificent Elba to anchor it, the film gradually achieves a sort of grandeur, in the manner of the hero it depicts.

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David Gritten
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom?
The movie is 2hr 21min long.
What's Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom about?
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.