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| The debut trailer proper for Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom has hit the web, offering the first glimpse of Idris Elba as the former South African president. | The debut trailer proper for Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom has hit the web, offering the first glimpse of Idris Elba as the former South African president. |
| Based on Mandela's own autobiography, the film will detail the one-time lawyer and African National Congress activist's long fight for freedom in the face of the Apartheid regime, his 27-year incarceration on Robben Island and romance with ex-wife Winnie. The latter is also played by a Brit – Skyfall and 28 Days Later's Naomie Harris. | Based on Mandela's own autobiography, the film will detail the one-time lawyer and African National Congress activist's long fight for freedom in the face of the Apartheid regime, his 27-year incarceration on Robben Island and romance with ex-wife Winnie. The latter is also played by a Brit – Skyfall and 28 Days Later's Naomie Harris. |
| Long Walk to Freedom, directed by The Other Boleyn Girl's Justin Chadwick from a script by William Nicholson, is the official biopic of Mandela. The new trailer was released on his 95th birthday, with the former South African leader still ill in hospital. Parts of the film were also screened for the United Nations General Assembly as part of celebrations of Nelson Mandela International Day. Guests included Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte and Ban ki-moon. | Long Walk to Freedom, directed by The Other Boleyn Girl's Justin Chadwick from a script by William Nicholson, is the official biopic of Mandela. The new trailer was released on his 95th birthday, with the former South African leader still ill in hospital. Parts of the film were also screened for the United Nations General Assembly as part of celebrations of Nelson Mandela International Day. Guests included Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte and Ban ki-moon. |
| Elba appears to have mastered the Mandela brogue to perfection, even if he bears only passing resemblance to the young freedom fighter. The Hackney-born star's Oscar hopes may hinge on the level of hagiography Chadwick choose to employ. Though it's unlikely the film will veer far off-message, recent examples of the genre such as Lincoln and The Iron Lady (which won awards for their leads, but not for much else) may caution against too fond an approach. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom opens in US cinemas on 29 November ahead of the Oscars in March 2014. | Elba appears to have mastered the Mandela brogue to perfection, even if he bears only passing resemblance to the young freedom fighter. The Hackney-born star's Oscar hopes may hinge on the level of hagiography Chadwick choose to employ. Though it's unlikely the film will veer far off-message, recent examples of the genre such as Lincoln and The Iron Lady (which won awards for their leads, but not for much else) may caution against too fond an approach. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom opens in US cinemas on 29 November ahead of the Oscars in March 2014. |
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