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Mandela (1987) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 135 mins · English
- Directed by
- Philip Saville
- Starring
- Allan Corduner, Julian Glover, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Warren Clarke, John Matshikiza
After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela emerges to lead South Africa’s transition, becoming the nation’s first Black president. He guides a peaceful negotiation that ends apartheid, fosters national reconciliation, and earns him the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in securing a bloodless revolution.
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