Film

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

2013 · 1h 25m · Documentary

IMDb

6.9

Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South Africans like Charity Kondile, who refuses to forgive her son's apartheid operative murderer. Through these interviews, completed in the last months of Mandela's life, Matabane interrogates for himself the meaning of freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness. By doing so he challenges Mandela's enduring impact in today's world of conflict and inequality. Thought-provoking and reflective, Mandela, the Myth and Me is a moving film which frames Mandela from a fresh, deeply personal perspective. (Storyville)

Khalo Matabane

Self

Greg Marinovich

Self

Zubeida Jaffer

Self

Ronnie Kasrils

Self

Tenzin Gyatso

Self

Binyavanga Wainaina

Self

Elia Suleiman

Self

Colin Powell

Self

Wole Soyinka

Self

Henry Kissinger

Self

• Khalo MatabaneDirector

Release date

November 23, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

12

Genres

Documentary