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