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2007 Certificate 15
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"Goodbye Bafana" is 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. Read more

Starring Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson
Director Bille August
Genres Drama

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Goodbye Bafana

"Goodbye Bafana" is 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.

Starring Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Mehboob Bawa, Adrian Galley
Director Bille August
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 15 Oct 2007
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of

    Full marks to director Bille August for achieving the near-impossible: crafting a film about Nelson Mandela that... read more on Time Out

    • Dave Calhoun, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 54 out of 54 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    An enjoyable insight. . .

    I found this film to be a very enjoyable piece, showing something of the history of South Africa. Even if Mandela wasn't a character in the film it would be interesting as a study of the changes in South Africa, both political and social, which took place between the sixties and 1990 when Mandela was released. The whole piece feels very South African to me (I am South African by the way!) Unlike the previous reviewer I found all the accents believable as they were similair to people which I know! Also, uses of words like mall. . . well my friends and I all use the word mall quite frequently so I don't see any problem with that myself.

    Although most people will see the film thinking it is a film about Mandela himself, it isn't actually so. It is more about the journey taken by James Gregory, played by Joseph Fiennes. Mandela is a major character, of course, and I think he was well played by Dennis Haysbert, although I found his grey hairpiece at the end of the film entirely unconvincing!

    All in all, a good film, and one I'll definitely be buying when it comes out on DVD. . .

      • Matt Raubenheimer from South Africa
      • Posted 27 Sep 2007 09:59

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  • 15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    One To Watch

    'Goodbye Bafana' is a film everyone should watch as it portrays s part of Nelson Mandela's life and subsequent imprisonment which changed the coarse of history for black people in Africa and is an unforgettable story.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 16 Nov 2007 11:09

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