Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
“It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
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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Cast
78 people
Idris Elba
Nelson Mandela
Known for
Zootopia
The Wire
Naomie Harris
Winnie Madikizela
Known for
28 Days Later
Rampage
Tony Kgoroge
Walter Sisulu
Known for
Invictus
Hotel Rwanda
Riaad Moosa
Ahmed Kathrada
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Material
Outrageous
Fana Mokoena
Govan Mbeki
Known for
World War Z
Hotel Rwanda
Robert Hobbs
Chief Warder
Known for
District 9
Warrior
Jamie Bartlett
James Gregory
Known for
Prey
Ernest Goes to Africa
Simo Mogwaza
Andrew Mlangeni
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Zindzi Mandela
Also in
Four Corners
Black President
Terry Pheto
Evelyn Mase
Known for
Tsotsi
A United Kingdom
Deon Lotz
Kobie Coetzee
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I Am All Girls
Binnelanders
Thapelo Mokoena
Elias Motsoaledi
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Blood & Water
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Justin Chadwick Director · William Nicholson Screenplay Alex Heffes Composer
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $35M · United States release November 29, 2013
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,985,788
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Videovision Entertainment
Production
Film Afrika
Production
Distant Horizon
Production
National Empowerment Fund
Production
Origin Pictures
Production
Pathé
Production
Revolt Films
Production
The Weinstein Company
Production · Distribution
Yucaipa Films
Production
Pathe
Studio
France · South Africa · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English · Xhosa
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2013
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
South Africa · November 28, 2013
Theatrical
United States · November 29, 2013
Limited theatrical
United States
October 29, 2013 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Argentina
July 2, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Australia
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
July 23, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Canada
December 25, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Chile
July 14, 2014 · Limited theatrical
China
June 18, 2014 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
July 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
France
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
December 18, 2013 · Theatrical
April 23, 2014 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
December 2, 2015 · Digital · VOD
July 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
June 11, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
May 21, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
December 6, 2013 · Theatrical
India
January 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
December 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
July 18, 2018 · TV
Japan
May 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 20, 2014 · Premiere · International Film Festival Vilnius
Luxembourg
December 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 19, 2013 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
January 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Pakistan
May 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Poland
August 31, 2015 · TV
Portugal
December 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 20, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 3, 2013 · Premiere · Johannesburg
Spain
January 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 18, 2013 · Theatrical · French
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 4, 2014 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 17, 2021 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 5, 2013 · Premiere · London
January 3, 2014 · Theatrical
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