Goodbye Bafana
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
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Cast
50 people
Joseph Fiennes
James Gregory
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Shakespeare in Love
Dennis Haysbert
Nelson Mandela
Known for
24
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Diane Kruger
Gloria Gregory
Known for
National Treasure
Inglourious Basterds
Shiloh Henderson
Brett Gregory
Known for
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove
Patrick Lyster
Major Pieter Jordaan
Known for
Black Sails
Invictus
Norman Anstey
Jimmy Kruger
Known for
The Last Days of American Crime
The Prisoner
Terry Pheto
Zindzi Mandela
Known for
Tsotsi
A United Kingdom
Zikhona Mda
Zenani Mandela
Also in
Ice
Leslie Mongezi
Walter Sisulu
Also in
Damned River
Supernova
Faith Ndukwana
Winnie Mandela
Zingizile Mtuzula
Raymond Mhlaba
Mehboob Bawa
Ahmed Kathrada
Known for
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Perfect Wave
Bille August Director · Greg Latter Screenplay Bob Graham Author
Budget $30M · United States release February 11, 2007 · Produced in Belgium, United Kingdom, South Africa
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Production
Film Afrika
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
Film Afrika Worldwide
Production
Belgium · United Kingdom · South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Xhosa
Release dates
Brazil · February 11, 2007
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2007
Theatrical
France
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
July 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 11, 2007 · Digital
Italy
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 6, 2007 · Theatrical
February 21, 2008 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
June 10, 2013 · Digital
Spain
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 5, 2007 · Physical
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