SPLICED Magazine Issue 02 Dec/Jan 2014 | Page 147

SPLICED MOVIES / REVIEW / MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM ISSUE 02 by Pippa Tshabalala Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is the story of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president, based on his autobiography of the same name. Watch the trailer Members of the Mandela family attended the red carpet premiere in Johannesburg, South Africa including his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela, played by Naomie Harris in the movie. Directed by English director Justin Chadwick and starring British actor Idris Elba as Mandela, the film focuses on Mandela’s story primarily from just before his first marriage to Evelyn Mase (Terry Pheto), through his involvement in the African N F