Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana

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Release Date

2/11/2007

Runtime

115 mins

Overview

The 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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

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A quietly moving portrait of transformation and human connection forged across the deep divides of apartheid. The film traces how two men on opposite sides of a prison cell learn to see each other's humanity, challenging everything they believed.

Mood

ContemplativeWistfulHopefulMournful

Themes

RedemptionIdentityRaceFriendshipComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Racial violence

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