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Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me (2013)

Name: Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Director: Khalo Matabane
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-11-23
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Khalo Matabane, Greg Marinovich, Zubeida Jaffer, Ronnie Kasrils, Tenzin Gyatso

IMDb 6.41h 25mDocumentary

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Plot Summary

Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South Africans like Charity Kondile, who refuses to forgive her son's apartheid operative murderer. Through these interviews, completed in the last months of Mandela's life, Matabane interrogates for himself the meaning of freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness. By doing so he challenges Mandela's enduring impact in today's world of conflict and inequality. Thought-provoking and reflective, Mandela, the Myth and Me is a moving film which frames Mandela from a fresh, deeply personal perspective. (Storyville)