Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana is a 2007 biographical drama film directed by Bille August. The screenplay was written by James Gregory, who also appears as a character alongside Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Kruger, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The cast includes Dennis Haysbert, Joseph Fiennes, Diane Kruger, and Terry Pheto. Robert Fraisse served as director of photography, with Hervé Schneid as editor and Dario Marianelli as composer.

The film is set in South Africa during the 1980s and focuses on the main subjects of Nelson Mandela and apartheid. It was produced by Film Afrika and X Filme Creative Pool, with origins in South Africa, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Filming took place in South Africa, and the original language is English. The runtime is listed as 115 or 118 minutes.

Critical reception includes a 4.7/10 score, a 44% rating, and a 41% rating. Audience metrics show a 6.894 average vote and a 7.1 rating from 12,301 votes. The film was rated R and received 7 wins and 6 nominations. It was released on February 11, 2007, with subsequent dates in April 2007.