Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom: Toronto Review

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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom: Toronto Review

It takes a commanding actor to fill the shoes of the man most instrumental in ending institutionalized oppression in South Africa, and the charismatic Idris Elba proves equal to the task in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Directed by Justin Chadwick with perhaps an inhibiting sense of cultural responsibility but also with the emotional sweep that such a momentous life story demands, this is sumptuously produced epic-scale bio-drama stamped from the classic mold.

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Nelson Mandela Film has Toronto Premiere

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Nelson Mandela Film has Toronto Premiere

British stars took to the red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday for the premiere of the new Nelson Mandela biopic, Long Walk to Freedom.

The film was inspired by the former South African president's autobiography and stars Luther actor Idris Elba in the title role.

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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom takes Toronto by Storm

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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom takes Toronto by Storm

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom had its first international screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, 7 September 2013. The stars of the film Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Riaad Moosa, Terry Pheto, Deon Lotz and Lindiwe Matshikiza surprised throngs of fans when they stopped to pose for pictures with them before taking to the red carpet. The screening ended on a high note with an unprecedented eight minute standing ovation from a visibly moved audience.

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Commemorating 50 Years of the Arrest of the Rivonia Trialists

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Commemorating 50 Years of the Arrest of the Rivonia Trialists

On 11 July 1963, the apartheid police raided Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, arresting the leadership of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Among those arrested were Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Ahmed Kathrada, Lionel Bernstein and Bob Hepple. More arrests followed shortly after this incident, including Arthur Goldreich, Andrew Mlangeni, James Kantor, Dennis Goldberg, Harold Wolpe and Elias Motsoaledi.

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