NELSON MANDELA: THE MYTH & ME
synopsis
The film explores how diverse global leaders interpret Nelson Mandela’s message of freedom, forgiveness and reconciliation. Trying to avoid the danger of a single true story, the film combines Khalo Matabane’s personal reflections with the thoughts of the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, Joachim Gauck or Arundhati Roy as well as artists, thinkers and activists from around the globe.
international title: | Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me |
original title: | Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me |
country: | Germany, South Africa |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Khalo Matabane |
film run: | 90' |
production: | Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion, BBC Films, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Born Free Media/South Africa |
backing: | National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa), Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Goethe Institut, SA Department of Trade & Industry |