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.

Goodbye Bafana

2007

English

7.1

♡ 2

41%

Bille August Director

Diane Kruger as Gloria Gregory

Joseph Fiennes as James Gregory

Dennis Haysbert as Nelson Mandela

Eduan van Jaarsveldt as Sgt Chris Brits

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.

Endgame

2009

English

6.2

♡ 2

71%

political negotiations

south africa

Pete Travis Director

Matthew Marsh as F.W. de Klerk

Timothy West as P.W. Botha

David Tennant as Self - Host

Langley Kirkwood as Warrant Officer Jack Swart

The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.