Vodmoskva Nelson Mandela's life choices, values and philosophy provide an inspiring example for any caring human being. The brutality and cruelty of apartheid should be seen by as many as possible so that humankind never repeats this hatred and violence.This is a beautiful, well-made film that captures the man and the time--certainly not perfectly, and not in full detail. However, I enjoyed the film immensely, learned a lot from it and encourage everyone to watch it.

feakes Mandela long walk to freedom,Shows there is more to the story then we even knew. Having grown up during the Free Mandela movement. I asked my parents who he was a terrorist I was told. A man causing trouble in South Africa . Having grown up in Canada. I knew next to nothing about the troubles in south Africa . Around 1985 the song sun city came out and with it a word was added to my vocabulary. Apartheid. When I asked I was told a hand full of white people having all the power over a Colored population in Africa that was millions of people. But the whites were killing them and making unjust laws Racist behavior taken to the extreme.. When Mandela was freed in 90 he was already a iconic figure. A man Worthy of the same level of respect as Martin Luther King Jr. Mandela made his country listen to him. He ushered in a era of peace and tried to bring the country together. And in many ways he succeeded. He brought the country closer together then it ever has been. When this movie was being made it got my interest. now after seeing it I can honestly say it got my respect too. It did not hold anything back and told the truth warts and all in Mandela's story. He never claimed to be a hero but he was. He helped bring a dream to life that needed to be brought to life. Idris Elbra is remarkable in playing Mandela as a man one step ahead of his captors. A remarkable movie I will see it again just to watch a amazing story unfold .

MR T R Barnes For years now we've wondered if Steven Seagal will ever again achieve the heights of Under Siege 2: Dark territory. Well put your pants back on because in 'Mandela: Long walk to Freedom', Seagal is back to his sofa-faced best. Synopsis: Steven Seagal plays Mandela, a ship's cook framed for a crime he didn't commit and sent to jail by the south African rugby team. Mandela (Seagal) is furious about this – so furious in fact that he comes dangerously close to changing his facial expression. What they don't realise is that Mandela used to be a highly decorated Navy Seal. Mandela engages in an epic battle for the freedom of the nation, eventually forcing the incumbent head of state and South African Rugby captain President Botha into a show down in a multi story car park. Botha gives it the big bananas, but ultimately is no match for the flappy hands of the great Seagal – eventually succumbing to a Judo open handed neck jab behind the ear which sends the unfortunate racist plummeting through a glass ceiling into a spike factory. Boring? A little. But sometimes that's the price you pay for historical accuracy. 5 stars.

grantss Great movie on a great man.Details the life of Nelson Mandela, who fought to end apartheid, spent 27 years in prison for doing so, and became the first democratically-elected President of South Africa. Shows his early days, when his aspirations were different, his change of focus, his incarceration, his negotiations with the government, his release, the transition period and his inauguration. It's not just a simple blow-by-blow cold fact biopic. It shows the humility and grace of the man. Without his level-headedness South Africa's transition to democracy and history thereafter would not have been a peaceful one. It would have gone the way of many African countries in post-colonial/white rule and descended into anarchy and civil war.The relationship with his wife, Winnie, is a prominent theme. Initially it starts out as a love story, and an interesting aside, but it later develops into a "what is and what could have been" comparison. Him representing the path that South Africa took, thanks to him, and her the path to destruction.Superb performance by Idris Elba in the lead role. He got the voice and accent down pat too.Good support from Naomie Harris as Winnie Mandela.