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Goodbye Bafana
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Vinony files it under 2000s prison drama films, 2007 Belgian films and 2007 biographical drama films.
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6.9The 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.
Released: 2007-02-11115 minDir: Bille AugustHistory, DramaBudget: $30.0M
Cast
- Joseph Fiennes as James Gregory
- Dennis Haysbert as Nelson Mandela
- Diane Kruger as Gloria Gregory
- Shiloh Henderson as Brett Gregory
- Patrick Lyster as Major Pieter Jordaan
- Norman Anstey as Jimmy Kruger
Themes
- escape
- prison cell
- jail guard
- south africa
- apartheid
- nelson mandela
- xenophobia
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
12,301 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 188671
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- publication date
- 2009-07-02
- title
- Goodbye Bafana
- review score
- 44%
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Connections
Zenani Mandela-Dlamini
Entity
United States
Country
Nelson Mandela
Entity
IMDb
Entity
censorship
Entity
Xhosa
Entity
The Guardian
Entity
Cyril Ramaphosa
Entity
African National Congress
Entity
Paramount Pictures
Entity
Diane Kruger
Entity
Rotten Tomatoes
Entity
Robben Island
Entity
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Entity
drama film
Entity
President of South Africa
Entity
Graça Machel
Entity
Joseph Fiennes
Person
Invictus
Entity
Tsotsi
Entity
Categories
2000s prison drama films2007 Belgian films2007 biographical drama films2007 British films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 French films2007 German films2007 multilingual films2007 South African filmsBelgian biographical drama filmsBelgian multilingual filmsBritish biographical drama filmsBritish multilingual filmsCultural depictions of Nelson MandelaCultural depictions of Winnie MandelaEnglish-language Belgian filmsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language French filmsEnglish-language German filmsEnglish-language Italian filmsEnglish-language Luxembourgian filmsEnglish-language South African filmsFilms about Nelson Mandela