In the late 1960s, the white South African government imprisons many black militant leaders, including Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert), in a maximum-security prison in Cape Town. White guard James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes) is placed in charge of Mandela's ward because he can speak the Xhosa language and monitor the prisoners' communications. Over the course of Mandela's long imprisonment, his quiet leadership causes Gregory to rethink his previous racist views.

R Released: Dec 14, 2007

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Crew

Bille August

Director, Screenwriter

Joseph Fiennes

James Gregory

Actor

Dennis Haysbert

Nelson Mandela

Actor

Diane Kruger

Gloria Gregory

Actor

Faith Ndukwana

Winnie Mandela

Actor

Terry Pheto

Zindzi Mandela

Actor

Zingi Mtuzula

Raymond Mhlaba

Actor

Jessica Manuel

Natasha Gregory

Actor

Tyrone Keogh

Brent Gregory

Actor

Greg Latter

Screenwriter

Robert Fraisse

Cinematographer

Hervé Schneid

Film Editing

Dario Marianelli

Original Music

Tom Hannam

Production Design

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