Directed by:
Justin ChadwickScreenplay:
William NicholsonCinematography:
Lol CrawleyComposer:
Alex HeffesCast:
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena, Deon Lotz, Terry Pheto, Gys de Villiers, Robert Hobbs, Carl Beukes, Jason Cope, Warrick Grier (more)VOD (2)
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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom celebrates Nelson Mandela's extraordinary journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his election as President of South Africa. It explores the Mandela unknown to most of the world - the lover of fancy cars, a lady's man, the boxing enthusiast and playboy, the skilful lawyer and a freedom fighter. The film is an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Idris Elba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847739_0d5d90.jpg)
Idris Elba
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Zootopia (2016)
![Naomie Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049840_70748e.jpg)
Naomie Harris
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Skyfall (2012)
Poppy Shakespeare (2008) (TV movie)
Tony Kgoroge
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Lord of War (2005)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Fana Mokoena
South Africa
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
World War Z (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Deon Lotz
Best movies:
Shepherds and Butchers (2016)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Black Beauty (2020)
![Terry Pheto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396141_dc37f8.jpg)
Terry Pheto
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Thug (2005)
Gys de Villiers
South Africa
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
Vehicle 19 (2013)
![Robert Hobbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280070_33c14f.jpg)
Robert Hobbs
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
Roots (2016) (series)
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
![Carl Beukes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/699/158699705_e1c70b.jpg)
Carl Beukes
South Africa
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
The Girl (2012) (TV movie)
![Jason Cope](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/882/162882904_bb37c0.jpg)
Jason Cope
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
Spud (2010)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Warrick Grier
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Dredd (2012)
Labyrinth (2012) (TV movie)
Mark Elderkin
Swaziland
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Restless (2012) (TV movie)
![Nelson Mandela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263958_cd70ad.jpg)
Nelson Mandela (a.f.)
South Africa
Best movies:
Enya: The Video Collection (2001) (music video) - a.f.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - a.f.
Malcolm X (1992)
Michelle Scott
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Beauty (2011)
Ein Sommer in Kapstadt (2010) (TV movie)
Drikus Volschenk
South Africa
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Skin (2008)
Hunting Emma (2017)
Morne Visser
South Africa
Best movies:
City of Violence (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
The Odyssey (2016)
Lionel Newton
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
To the Ends of the Earth (2005) (series)
Yankee Zulu (1993)
![Ndoni Khanyile](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/133/160133018_a581fe.jpg)
Ndoni Khanyile
Best movies:
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Weit hinter dem Horizont (2013) (TV movie)
Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika (2012) (TV movie)
Riaad Moosa
Best movies:
Jamie Bartlett
UK
Best movies:
Bravo Two Zero (1999) (TV movie)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Beyond Borders (2003)