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“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart” —Nelson Mandela.

If cinema is truly a universal language than director Justin Chadwick and writer William Nicholson, in their biographical epic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”, are trying to show Nelson Mandela was more than a hero, he was a man, a man that spoke in a language that everyone could understand.

Beyond the myth, beyond the legend, they are going beyond broad strokes and painting a picture of a man with faults, flaws and even failures.

“Long Walk to Freedom” is the biopic tale of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood to his ascension to the presidency of South Africa. The movie is based on the Mandela autobiography, and, from what I’ve read, follows the book pretty faithfully.

As most biopics go, the story is told in a linear fashion following the trajectory of Mandela’s life, and, like a his Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) | Movie and TV Wiki | Fandom MAB