Goodbye Bafana

Feb 11, 2007

1h 55m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Film Afrika

X Filme Creative Pool

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Cast

James Gregory

Joseph Fiennes

Nelson Mandela

Dennis Haysbert

Gloria Gregory

Diane Kruger

Brett Gregory

Shiloh Henderson

Major Pieter Jordaan

Patrick Lyster

Jimmy Kruger

Norman Anstey

Zindzi Mandela

Terry Pheto

Zenani Mandela

Zikhona Mda

Walter Sisulu

Leslie Mongezi

Winnie Mandela

Faith Ndukwana

Raymond Mhlaba

Zingizile Mtuzula

Ahmed Kathrada

Mehboob Bawa

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